National Hurricane Center meteorologists warned of life-threatening impacts as the storm is expected to strengthen.

One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves ...

A U.S. Navy E/A-18G electronic warfare aircraft prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz while underway in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on October 1.

Hurricane forecasters were eyeing two developing tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean Aug. 10 – one of which could pose an eventual risk to the United States.

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.

Oceana.org reports great white sharks in the Pacific Ocean spend about half the year off the California coast and around Guadalupe Island, which is 150 miles off of Baja California, Mexico.

Polynesian cultures have a remarkable navigational tradition. It stands as a testament to human ingenuity and an intimate understanding of nature. Where Western cultures developed maps and tools to… ...

While it’s not unusual for the Pacific Ocean to kick off first – its season begins May 15 – many recent years have featured early named storms in the Atlantic Ocean. This year is unusual.

Four U.S. Navy aircraft carriers—all warships of the 100,000-ton, nuclear-powered Nimitz class—and two Chinese "flat-tops" are underway in the Pacific Ocean this week.