The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet off the southernmost tip of South America, and many factors contribute to how fast they ...

An interesting fact about the Pacific Ocean is that it is shrinking annually by about 0.52 square kilometers due to plate tectonics, while the Atlantic Ocean is expanding by the same amount each year.

In the open ocean between South America and Antarctica, the boundary between the Pacific and the Atlantic is famously choppy; the Drake Passage is known for waves that can reach 60 feet (18 meters ...

The claim that the Atlantic and Pacific oceans "don't mix" has again emerged on social media. "Why the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic ocean don’t mix. The pacific has more clay composition ...

It's more than 41 million square miles, the second-largest ocean on Earth after the Pacific Ocean. Scientists and geographers broadly separate the Atlantic in terms of north and south.

The National Hurricane Center is keeping tabs on two tropical disturbances this week: one in the Atlantic Ocean and one in the Pacific Ocean.. The hurricane center said Tuesday morning an area of ...

Here's the story of how 20,000+ deaths, 375 million dollars, or around 4.4 billion today, and a revolution built the Panama Canal, reinforcing American trade.

The Atlantic Ocean has been growing while the Pacific has been shrinking. However, just because the Atlantic may begin to shrink does not mean that the Pacific will grow.

Subtropical oceans across the planet, including regions of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, have surged to record levels of warmth, and that may be having the counterintuitive effect ...

A historic expedition began today when long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte set off on a 5,500-mile swim across the Pacific Ocean. Lecomte left from Japan around 8 a.m. on Tuesday and is swimming to ...