An expedition to a remote and tiny island this fall will attempt to locate Amelia Earhart's plane​ in the Pacific Ocean.

The Pacific Islands were well represented at the conference, with the Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Fiji, ...

Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ...

The Pacific Ocean’s seabed is rich in critical metals such as cobalt and nickel. Yet deep-sea mining of these materials, which are used in many technologies, threatens the region. If mining goes ...

A ship carrying about 3,000 cars to Mexico was abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire Tuesday, highlighting a growing risk to the transportation of electric vehicles.

The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean, more than five times wider than our moon. But why is the Pacific so big? Covering about 63 million square miles (163 million square ...

Two clusters of thunderstorms in the Eastern Pacific Ocean could develop into named storms by the end of this weekend, but which one becomes Barbara and which one becomes Cosme, the basin's second ...

More information: Pacific Highs Working Group. Pacific Highs: A Treasure Trove of Past Warm Climate Archives, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology (2025). DOI: 10.1029/2025PA005133 ...

Sunspot region 4114 has fired off its strongest blast yet — an X1.2-class solar flare that erupted on June 17, triggering radio blackouts across the Pacific Ocean region, including Hawaii.

A large cargo ship transporting thousands of vehicles is adrift in the Pacific Ocean after a deck carrying EVs caught fire, forcing crew to abandon the vessel. The 600-foot-long Morning Midas was ...

Talk about a cruise to nowhere. A large car carrier that caught on fire in the Pacific Ocean will continue to float around on its own and burn for days. The ship, called the Morning Midas, might be ...