The new baby island emerged in the southwest Pacific Ocean, where underwater volcanoes are plentiful. One of these submerged volcanoes awoke on September 10, spewing lava, steam, and ash ...

Hey, was that there before? A new island has popped up in the southwest Pacific Ocean, according to the NASA Earth Observatory. This fledgling patch of land spawned out of a seafloor ridge teeming ...

They also announced a multi-million dollar infrastructure investment package in the Pacific Ocean islands and territories to boost economic development and sustainability, in areas such as health ...

The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has come up with a novel plan to protect its vast and pristine territorial waters — it ...

To really get the Marshall Islands, you need to understand that this is a country that's far more water than land. The total area of the country, including the Pacific Ocean, is nearly three times ...

"It kind of looked at both of us ... got its equilibrium back and then swam off back to where it is supposed to be," Deb Dauphinais said.

These little known, strange and fragile creatures live over 1,000 feet beneath the ocean surface, and are thought to be at risk as the ocean turns to acid. Approximately 80 of the island's moai ...

If you’ve been present at all on social media over the past couple of decades, chances are you’ve at least heard of the Great ...

Sponsors will pay to protect one square kilometre of Niue's ocean territory from threats like illegal fishing and plastic ...

National Park Service photo Divers investigating mysterious sheets of steel on the seafloor off Guam have discovered what amounts to a sunken trail in the Pacific Ocean. The pierced steel planking ...

The Pacific Island nation of Niue wants to raise $18 million by selling sponsorship of its ocean, a novel funding initiative that comes as the region struggles to mitigate the impact of climate change ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The tiny Pacific island nation of ... “Niue is just one island in the middle of the big blue ocean,” Tagelagi said. “We are surrounded by the ocean, and ...