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Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 10 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of April 18.
The U.S. Marine Corps' Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, will conduct simulated fires missions ...
Members of the Trump administration signaled that Papahānaumokuākea, the protected area around the Northwestern Hawaiian ...
Splashdown occurred in the Pacific Ocean at 1:07 p.m. April 17, after a flight that lasted five days, 22 hours and 54 minutes. [...] ...
Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.
The list of 10 most endangered rivers of 2025, according to the nonprofit American Rivers, includes the Mississippi River and ...
If you ever looked at a plane's flight path over the Pacific Ocean, you might think it is odd, but it has nothing to do with ...
In December 2023, thanks to UNH, the United States grew by one million square kilometers. The U.S. gained that seabed territory beyond 200 nautical miles from our coasts through a geopolitical process ...
Shore Acres State Park in Coos Bay isn’t just another pretty face in Oregon’s lineup of natural wonders—it’s the coastal ...
Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological ...
A major, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Monday ... U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows ...