For centuries, rogue waves were considered nothing but nautical folklore. It wasn't until 1995 that myth became fact. On the ...

The U.S. has deployed its bombers to five Indo-Pacific locations that are outside the continental U.S., a Newsweek map shows.

Members of the Trump administration signaled that Papahānaumokuākea, the protected area around the Northwestern Hawaiian ...

The current event, confirmed by NOAA and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), has already surpassed the previous ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

This striking satellite image reveals a giant, near-perfect cloud circle that formed in the heart of the Pacific Ocean ... This can transform large patches of the ocean into swirling silver ...

A British company holding two Pacific Ocean exploration licences is up for sale after its Norwegian parent went bankrupt ...

The Pacific is the largest and the deepest ocean on our planet ... seeing it on a 2D world map makes it look distorted. Planes flying over Alaska are just a way to ensure minimal air distance ...

In 1979, a deep-sea mining experiment in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) left a lasting mark on the seabed. Decades later, ...

According to the Marine Species Report Card, issued in Feb. by the Aquarium of the Pacific, populations of the state’s official marine fish, Garibaldi, are stable, but warming ocean temperatures ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface ...

A major, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Monday ... of long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of water in the ocean, usually from a large earthquake ...