JOHN BELLINO / U.S. NAVY Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had a light moment Monday with Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. JOHN BELLINO / U.

Despite growing interest in deep-sea mining, much of the deep ocean, particularly the midwater zone, remains poorly understood. A 2023 study in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone found that 88% to 92% of ...

President Donald Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, have promised sweeping changes to the U.S. military.

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...

The Cook Islands is proving that sustainable tourism isn't just possible – it's essential. Here's how this South Pacific ...

This 15-day Viking river cruise starts beside the 19th- and early 20th-century mansions of St Paul, Minnesota , before ...

Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known ...

A group of Vancouver Island middle school students are among those tracking a robot boat as it makes its way to Japan. The ...

Central Middle School students are among those tracking a robot boat as it makes its way to Japan. The robotics club launched ...

Among canceled Pentagon research projects is a study on how competition over fisheries in the Pacific and Arctic could fuel conflict. A Chinese-­operated, Vanuatu-flagged fishing boat sails through ...