The “megathrust” earthquake’s undersea magnitude was 9.0, recorded as one of the worst in Japan’s history. It began on the Pacific seabed 45 miles away from the eastern coast of Japan, as reported by ...

A Rocket Lab booster cam captured video from separation to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The footage has been time-lapsed. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Rocket Lab | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

A famed Japanese destroyer lost in 1942 has been found severed on the South Pacific seafloor — the result of a fantastic David-vs.-Goliath sea battle that remains the stuff of legend for the U.S. Navy ...

At Caltech, researchers have turned living jellyfish into low-cost, remotely controlled ocean robots — creating real-life ...

America is taking on China in the race to the bottom of the sea, hoping that new mining techniques will help break Beijing’s ...

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia sailed out July 7 to Motu Ovini, where crews engaged with the SAGA Tahiti program, a nonprofit initiative dedicated to supporting vulnerable and at-risk youth throughout French ...

The Metals Company, based in Canada, created a U.S. subsidiary to mine Clarion Clipperton, and received a major boost in ...

Stratospheric polar vortex changes still trigger brutal U.S. winter cold snaps and extreme weather despite a warming climate.

Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a ...

A number of beaches in San Diego County are closed due to high bacteria levels from sewage flowing from Mexico down the ...

Rear Adm. Bob Little is the new commander of the Coast Guard in Alaska, just as the big budget bill passes the president's ...

Perched precariously on stilts above Monterey Bay’s churning waters, this beloved restaurant has mastered the delicate art of ...