Scientists are watching a major shift in the Pacific Ocean that could develop into a powerful El Niño event in 2026. Forecasts in the file warn that warming waters may increase the risk of extreme heat,

Scientists have uncovered a whale graveyard deep beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, revealing new insights into the history of marine life.

Across the world, strong El Niño events can generally cause wetter conditions in the southern half of the United States, a weaker Atlantic hurricane season, droughts in Australia and Indonesia, heatwaves in India, and more coral bleaching in oceans across the world.

Tropical Storm Amanda has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean with further strengthening expected in the next couple of days.

Scientists discover that the Atlantic Ocean was once a vast low-oxygen zone that was caused by geography, not a warming climate.

A new study combining NASA satellite observations, ocean surveys and genetic testing of marine microorganisms found evidence that warming ocean waters may be limiting nutrient availability across much of the global ocean.

People commonly draw a parallel between outer space and Earth’s oceans, referring to both as the final frontiers of exploration. While Earth’s oceans are minuscule in size relative to space, they’re still gargantuan. The Pacific Ocean in particular ...

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 of mountain ecosystems in the remote seas of the ...

The U.S. military has attacked another boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men.