Pacific Ocean
What Are Scientists Learning About the Deepest Diving Creatures in the Ocean?
Animals-turned-oceanographers are helping biologists find out what they do when they get to the cold, dark depths
NASA Snaps Photos of Underwater 'Sharkcano' Erupting
Kavachi, a submarine volcano in the southwest Pacific Ocean, is home to several species of sharks and fish that can withstand the extreme environment
Rarely Seen Torpedo-Shaped Dragonfish Spotted Off California's Coast
The copper-colored fish has only been seen four times in more than three decades of deep-sea research
Record-Breaking Rogue Wave Detected Off Vancouver Island
A 58-foot-tall wall of water was measured by a sensor buoy off the coast
Researchers Find a Pristine Coral Reef Off the Coast of Tahiti
With rose-shaped corals as far as the eye can see, it is one of the largest healthy reefs on record
NASA Says Tonga Eruption Was More Powerful Than an Atomic Bomb
The recent blast was the equivalent of 4 to 18 megatons of TNT, according to scientists
Why the Eruption in Tonga Was a 'Once-in-a-Millennium' Event for the Volcano
The blast, which sent tsunami waves across the Pacific, left thousands of Tongans without access to water and power
Scientists Find the World's Deepest-Dwelling Squid
Researchers went looking for a war wreck roughly 19,000 feet under the sea—and spotted the animal instead
The Top Ten Ocean Stories of 2021
From the discovery of a large bioluminescent shark to the use of an innovative drone to study hurricanes, these are the best marine stories of the year
This New Installation Pulled 20,000 Pounds of Plastic From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The trash collection device dubbed 'Jenny' could help address overwhelming marine plastic pollution
How Steller's Sea Cows Impacted the Environment They Left Behind
A new paper explores the ways these extinct megaherbivores would have reshaped kelp forests across the North Pacific
How Indigenous Stories Helped Scientists Understand the Origin of Three Huge Boulders
Legends spurred researchers to form a theory about Makin Island's distinctively out-of-place rocks
Genetic Study Maps When and How Polynesians Settled the Pacific Islands
Mysterious stone figures on far-flung islands may have been erected by descendants of seafaring explorers from the same archipelago
More Than a Third of Shark Species Are Now Threatened With Extinction
Overfishing, habitat loss and climate change are behind the 'desperate' decline
Venomous Sea Snakes That Charge Divers May Just Be Looking for Love
A new study suggests apparent attacks are actually fleeting cases of mistaken identity
Seven Reasons to Be Optimistic About the World's Oceans
The health of the ocean is under threat, but these good-news stories deserve attention too
Stranded Killer Whale Survives With the Help of Humans
The whale was spotted stuck among the rocks of an island in Southeast Alaska, but after about six hours on dry land the whale was able to swim off
Brightly Colored, 100-Pound Moonfish Washes Up on Oregon Beach
Scientists say this open-ocean species, also known as an opah, typically inhabits warmer waters than those of the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest and Canada's Crushing Heat Wave Cooks Millions of Sea Creatures
The estimated death toll could be more than a billion
Can Scientists Map the Entire Seafloor by 2030?
Two non-profit organizations are betting that with the help of research institutions, private vessels and new technologies, they can do just that
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