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.

The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is the longest made by a flightless land vertebrate.

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

Between Hawaii and California, trash swirls in giant ocean currents, caught up in the infamous, Texas-sized Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This is just one of many found across the globe. Efforts to ...

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

Papua New Guinea will increase its fight against illegal fishing with the help of a new agreement with the United States. HPR ...

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

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory continues to monitor Hawaiian volcanoes for any changes and reports that aftershocks ...

Community leaders and coalitions are meeting up today to share their ocean and climate resilience goals for the. WakeUp2Day's Chris Latronic went live at the State Capitol rotunda to learn more.

A round-up of news from around the region, including Fijian authorities still looking into what caused the illness of a group ...