Scientists named the species after Wadatsumi, the god of the sea, and it also shares similarity to a 'One Piece' manga character.

The Pacific Northwest boasts an extensive network of more than 600 seismic monitoring stations that help researchers track tectonic and volcanic phenomena, including earthquakes.

Known to only live in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the Solumbellula appeared in the Pacific for the first time to scientists' surprise.

For 48 straight days, Tim Crockett and his son, Harrison, shared a small space aboard a 24-foot boat as they rowed across the Pacific Ocean.

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining.

Tropical Depression One-C formed south of Hawaii in the Central Pacific Ocean late Saturday night local time, and the National Hurricane Center said the system will likely become a tropical storm later Sunday.

The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean, more than five times wider than our moon.But why is the Pacific so big? Covering about 63 million square miles (163 million square kilometers ...

A private aircraft that took off Sunday from the Ramona Airport in San Diego County has been lost over the Pacific Ocean. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge has the story. A Cessna T240 aircraft that lifted off Sunday from the Ramona Airport in San Diego County has been lost over the Pacific Ocean.

Travel + Leisure was the first to visit La Valise Mazunte hotel in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean.

Despite the challenges, ocean science has been able to monitor where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet, mix, and how their differences merge together.