The Pacific Ocean has shaped the course of human history serving as a vast arena for exploration, colonization, trade, and war. From ancient navigation routes to pivotal battles and global commerce, ...

One of the remotest places on earth, Pitcairn Island was spotted on this day in 1767 by 15-year old midshipman Robert Pitcairn, serving on HMS Swallow.

Pacific Ocean Shrinking: Scientists Predict Formation Of A New Supercontinent According to scientists, that slow-motion drift will one day result in the total closure of the Pacific Basin and the ...

A tiny but crucial agency that maintains physical coordinates like latitude and longitude in the US is struggling as the Trump administration forces out federal employees.

Hurricane season is just weeks away, and the Pacific Ocean is cooling off again. That’s important because it can create conditions more conducive to hurricanes.

In this study, PWV from five on-orbit satellite-based microwave radiometers (SMWRs), i.e., special sensor microwave imager/sounder (SSMIS) F16, SSMIS F17, SSMIS F18, Advanced Microwave Scanning ...

A World War II bomber has been discovered 3 miles deep in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s still fully armed with an 83-year-old bomb fixed to the wing, NOAA Ocean Exploration says. The Douglas SBD ...

The reconstruction of subsurface ocean temperature using sea surface observations and in situ Argo measurements is an important yet challenging task. The availability of long-term and high-resolution ...

One of the biggest reasons why the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans don’t mix instantly is the presence of strong ocean currents. These currents act like invisible walls, keeping waters flowing in ...

This time, it was the depths of the ocean. At a depth of about 5,000 metres, the abyssal zone of the Pacific Ocean has never seen light, yet something does still grow there.

The Pacific is the biggest and deepest ocean on Earth, covering about a third of the planet's surface. It stretches over 155 million square kilometres, with an average depth of 13,000 feet.

Drainage, structural and ocean are the major types of basins. As for ocean basins, the Pacific Ocean is the world's largest, covering 63 million square miles, with deep depths averaging 13,000 feet.