Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 11 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of March 28.

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

A major, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake prompted a brief “Tsunami Threat” for Tonga. Preliminary ...

The Earth’s mantle, stretching up to 1,800 miles thick and making up a whopping 84% of the planet’s volume, used to be ...

Fishing vessels can often work long periods at sea without coming to port, thanks to the practice of transshipment, in which ...

Scientists map ocean currents to trap floating trash and plastic debris, improving cleanup efforts of the Great Pacific ...

The OECD’s report on the ocean economy reveals a doubling in value from $1 trillion in 1995 to $2 trillion in 2020, yet warns ...

Researchers uncover a possible active underwater volcano chain near the Cook Islands, hinting at fresh geological activity.

Two-thirds of the Panama Canal watershed’s freshwater goes to operate the locks. The country plans to build another reservoir ...

Other Pacific peoples have similar creation stories, and the sacredness of the ocean isn’t limited to the birth of life, it also has a major role in death: “That’s where the soul of our ancestors, ...

It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...