When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The largest ocean basin is the Pacific, followed by the Atlantic, Indian, Southern and the Arctic ...

Given how underexplored the Pacific Ocean is, it is not surprising that new species are being discovered every time a manned or unmanned deep-water submersible is launched to document the species ...

The Pacific Ocean’s seabed is rich in critical metals such as cobalt and nickel. Yet deep-sea mining of these materials, which are used in many technologies, threatens the region. If mining goes ahead ...

Hayden Vega, a marine science major from Long Beach, is graduating from UC Santa Barbara with a deep commitment to ocean conservation and community-centered research. For Vega, a lifelong fascination ...

A record-breaking and astonishingly expansive marine heat wave is underway in the Pacific Ocean, stretching about 5,000 miles from the water around Japan to the West Coast of the United States. The ...

Photographs have been circulating online for years that supposedly depict where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet. In the photographs, there is a clearly visible line between the two, and the water ...

Look at any world map and you'll see that the Pacific is the largest ocean. But how did it get so big? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...