Strange features of a collision point between pieces of Earth's crust are evidence that the structure may be nearing its end, new analysis suggests. A careful analysis of the complex boundary where four tectonic plates meet reveals that one of the slabs is tearing itself apart.

The operation was one of several that resulted in the Coast Guard seizing more than 100,000 pounds of cocaine from ships in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

The discovery, made just off the coast of Vancouver Island in the Pacific Ocean, shows that a section of the oceanic crust is slowly breaking apart beneath the North American Plate. Using seismic data,

In 1988, five Costa Rican fishermen were rescued after being lost at sea for five months, surviving a journey of over 3,600 miles across the Pacific Ocean.

Tropical Storm Sonia is churning in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm formed over the weekend and on Monday was about 965 miles southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.

The US military conducted a strike against a vessel in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing four people, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Chicago-area residents aren’t strangers to tough winters, but could a phenomenon called “The Blob” make things snowier and colder than usual?

It was the 11th known time the Trump administration has launched strikes against alleged drug-carrying boats in recent months.

As the White House launches its eighth operation against alleged drug smugglers in international waters, there’s still no evidence to support its claims.

The criteria for La Niña conditions have been met, according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, and are expected to persist through the winter.

More than two dozen First Nations have signed a salmon declaration calling for an immediate end to net-pen fish farms on the Pacific Ocean