A group of researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP, Brazil) have analysed Rio Grande Rise (RGR), a possible continental plateau basalt - the result of a giant volcanic eruption that covers ...

The Pacific ocean is the biggest geographical feature on the plaent, bigger than all the Earth's continents combined. The story of how it got its name however is actually pretty simple, so have some ...

An unexpected radioactive discovery beneath the Pacific Ocean seabed may provide researchers with a new global geologic time ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States, keeping with the terms of ...

The U.S. has officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The question, though, is whether this is important ...

It wasn't only Antonia de la Ascensión who made this strange error. Juan de Iturbe, who explored parts of California in 1615, ...

University of the Pacific provides personalized learning and small class sizes, with professors passionate about their students' success. We offer all the choices of a major university ...