When you think about air travel, you might picture a straight line across the ocean on a map, but the reality is far more ...

Solving that riddle would allow work to begin on recovering the species and the ecosystems harmed by their decline. After four years of testing the creatures and scrutinizing the results ...

Scientists have long studied organisms that thrive around hydrothermal vents. But those native to areas known as cold seeps — ...

Waves and strong currents are expected to continue Wednesday for Washington but it appears we've escaped largely unscathed.

T he Wizard of Oz got a hat tip from scientists poking around in an ancient and underwater volcano chain in the Pacific Ocean, as they discovered what looked like a “yellow brick road”. The natural ...

A team of researchers discovered a “flourishing” ecosystem of clams, tube worms and other creatures over 30,000 feet below ...

Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active ...

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Alerts for a potential tsunami were issued for coastlines in North America, Hawaii, Russia and Japan after a powerful ...

Two tropical cyclones are swirling across the ocean southeast of Hawaii but forecasters don't expect them to cause any issues ...