Covering more area than all the continents combined, the Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest body of water on Earth. Its sheer size influences global weather, climate, and ecosystems—and ...

The five oceans on Earth, the Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, and Antarctic, have the most water and support significant plant and animal life. 10 facts about the ocean Since ancient times ...

Ask Ben Lyles, a former biology teacher, if the ocean off the coast of Southern California will still be a good place to swim or surf in, say, 2050, and he answers by saying how much he wants to ...

Still, although we’re surrounded by ocean water, there’s a surprising amount that people don’t know about it. In honor of World Ocean Day on June 8, here are five shocking facts about the ocean.

According to the Marine Species Report Card, issued in Feb. by the Aquarium of the Pacific, populations of the state’s official marine fish, Garibaldi, are stable, but warming ocean temperatures ...

An unexpected radioactive discovery beneath the Pacific Ocean seabed may provide researchers with a new global geologic time marker. According to a study published on February 10th in the journal ...