The Pacific Northwest boasts an extensive network of more than 600 seismic monitoring stations that help researchers track ...

Known to only live in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the Solumbellula appeared in the Pacific for the first time to ...

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to ...

The discovery, led by scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute in Palo Alto, California, revealed a previously unknown ...

Named Bathylepeta wadatsumi, the creature draws its title from two sources. The first is Wadatsumi, the god of the sea in ...

The secret to life on Earth could be deeper than we thought. Scientists have discovered that metal nodules on the ocean floor are producing oxygen in total darkness without any aid from living ...

Scientists discover a radioactive spike of beryllium-10 (10Be) in Pacific Ocean sediments, revealing ancient climatic and ...

Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible ...

The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki was discovered more than 2,600 feet below the ocean's surface near the Solomon ...

Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, sediment cores hold secrets that could reshape how scientists predict Earth's climate future. These deep-sea layers capture snapshots of ancient oceans ...

A "community" has been uncovered in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Researchers have found a thriving ecosystem of animal life in an unlikely place: beneath hydrothermal vents under the seafloor ...