Amelia Earhart went missing, new evidence has reopened the case. Satellite images show a large object underneath the water at ...

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

An accomplished Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor pilot — a veteran of the war in Iraq — took up his first overseas ...

Five paddlers journeyed from Taiwan to Japan’s southern Yonaguni Island in 45 hours. Their efforts provide new insights into prehistoric mariners' tools and techniques ...

The steep cliffs and hidden coves of Guam have long been the setting for archaeological intrigue. For years, researchers have ...

Chuuk Lagoon, in the central Pacific, is the site of one of the biggest naval attacks of World War II. It was once a key base for Japan’s navy, but in 1944, U.S. forces bombed it heavily.

And yet, Pacific Islanders’ calls for urgent action to restore our greatest climate ally, the ocean, continue to be met with half-measures and empty promises.

Pacific Ocean Shrinking: Scientists Predict Formation Of A New Supercontinent According to scientists, that slow-motion drift will one day result in the total closure of the Pacific Basin and the ...

Hurricane season is just weeks away, and the Pacific Ocean is cooling off again. That’s important because it can create conditions more conducive to hurricanes.

The Pacific is the largest and the deepest ocean on our planet, stretching over 60 million square miles; that's close to 30% of Earth's entire surface area. The ocean connects the continents of ...

People along the densely populated Pacific coasts are exposed to strongly fluctuating rainfall patterns: In East Asia, heavy rain falls in summer, and flooding is already one of the climate risks ...

If U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific shifts, India may find itself even more reliant on its Indian Ocean strategy to counterbalance China’s growing influence.