U.S. carriers were in Thailand, Japan and the Eastern Pacific this week, while a carrier from France is set to visit the ...

The Pacific Ocean has shaped human history for centuries, serving as a highway for explorers, trade, and war. From Polynesian navigators crossing vast distances to European colonization and World War ...

A massive underwater volcano known as Axial Seamount could erupt soon, completely reshaping the floor of the Pacific Ocean.

The waters around two remote atolls in the central Pacific Ocean—spanning 18,500 square miles—are now protected from fishing ...

With eruptions in 1998, 2011, and 2015, the volcano serves as a perfect laboratory, and experts expect an eruption by the end ...

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...

“Despite being smack in the middle of the rainy season, brush conditions over Southern California are currently as dry as they ever get in the summer (the dry season),” AccuWeather California Expert ...

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the central Philippines on Thursday, damaging buildings and a road near its epicentre, ...

Under the Pacific Ocean, hidden material was discovered in Earth’s mantle. So we have sunken, ancient worlds down there, and ...

More than 160,000 people are under evacuation orders and warnings. The maps below show the sizes and statuses of the fires. They will be updated frequently. The largest of the blazes, the Palisades ...

More than 160,000 people are under evacuation orders and warnings. The maps below show the sizes and statuses of the fires. They will be updated frequently. The largest of the blazes, the ...

Environmental and Ocean Sciences at USD is a research-oriented department, offering undergraduate and graduate programs, with numerous opportunities in the field alongside passionate and engaged ...