It floats, it drifts, it doesn’t break down. Plastic in the ocean is everywhere, but now it’s doing more than polluting. It’s ...

Scientists in Japan discovered microscopic fossils revealing that the North Pacific Ocean was once more interconnected. The ...

Researchers have discovered an “unexpected” accumulation of the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, deep underneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The team hopes their discovery could serve as an ...

The discovery in northern Japan indicates that ocean circulation across the North Pacific was more interconnected than ...

A research team led by scientists at Kumamoto University has discovered a new genus of microscopic crustaceans from northern ...

The world's largest ocean basin is also the oldest. A basin is "a depression, or dip, in the Earth's surface," according to National Geographic. The Pacific Ocean is the largest, deepest and oldest ...

Some 1,400 kilometers off the coast of Chile, rare deep-sea creatures drift along a garden of sponges and corals that grow along the flanks of a 3,100-meter-tall undersea mountain. A monthlong survey ...

This charming and rugged town in coastal Oregon has been gaining attention from travelers, earning the title of America's top ...

Since the 1800s, the Graveyard of the Pacific has claimed over 2,000 ships and hundreds of lives. This waterway is the Columbia River Bar, where the Columbia River collides with the Pacific Ocean, and ...

The 4th annual Unofficial Official Ocean Shores Polar Plunge is happening Thursday at noon at the Chance a la Mer beach ...