Award-winning New Zealand documentary Pacific Mother, which asks the question: “Why do mothers have to fight so hard for what feels so right?” is screening for two special sessions at Te Awamutu’s ...

As plastic waste continues to grow, so does the trash that's accumulating in the Pacific Ocean. Two huge floating islands of garbage are taking up hundreds of thousands of square miles of real ...

As white sharks make their presence known off the coast of Atlantic Canada, researchers and locals want to know: should people be worried?

In spring, the days lengthen, the water warms slightly, nutrients flow into the ocean’s surface layers from land or deeper ...

The 500-hectare island rises from the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of rugged Donegal. The spot has been a source of stories and songs throughout history, and today has seen a boost in tourism.

Along with this project in Tuvalu, Petrini said he overseas the five countries in the north Pacific, including Palau, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, and where he’s currently stationed in ...

political and military footprint in the strategic ocean region. The announcement of the recognition of the Cook Islands and Niue came at the start of a summit with the 18-member Pacific Islands ...

A new study is shedding light on NOAA’s steps toward better understanding the Pacific sleeper shark – "possibly the largest predatory fish in the ocean." Researchers at NOAA Fisheries ...

Japan's navy continued its search on Monday for the whereabouts of seven crew members, who are feared dead after their helicopters crashed in the Pacific Ocean ... Japan's Izu islands, about ...

Two Japanese navy helicopters crashed near Tokyo during nighttime training, leaving one crew member dead. Rescuers searched for seven missing as U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel offered assistance ...

Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during ... contact late Saturday near Torishima island about 600 kilometers (370 miles ...

TOKYO — Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during ... late Saturday near Torishima island about 600 kilometers (370 miles ...