Pacific Ocean

France's Macron flies to New Caledonia in bid to quell remote Pacific territory's "unprecedented insurrection"

Noumea — France's president held a flurry of meetings with local representatives in the restive Paci...

world | 4 months ago

Shark species can get kind of weird. See 3 of the strangest wobbegongs, goblins and vipers.

When someone says "shark," the first images that come to mind for many people are rather typical – g...

world | 3 months ago

Woman swimming off Japanese beach was swept into the Pacific, but rescued 37 hours later and 50 miles away

Tokyo — A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach was rescued 37 h...

world | 3 months ago

Some Olympic competitors will be 10,000 miles from Paris. Inside the 2024 surfing venue in Tahiti.

Surf's up for the 2024 Olympics. And while the vast majority of events will take place on the French...

world | 2 months ago

Ben Thouard has a unique view of the 2024 Summer Games: Underwater in Tahiti, photographing surfing

On a late morning in October 2016, Ben Thouard was off the coast of Teahupo'o, Tahiti doing what he ...

world | 2 months ago

Tropical Storm Hone forms in Pacific, could impact Hawaii this weekend

Tropical Storm Hone formed in the central Pacific Ocean on Thursday on a forecast path that may cros...

us | 1 month ago

New species of "ghost shark" discovered living deep in the Pacific Ocean

Researchers have discovered a new species of "ghost shark" that exclusively lives in the deep waters...

world | 3 weeks ago

Hurricane John's rapid intensification catches Mexico tourist hubs of Acapulco and Puerto Escondido off guard

Puerto Escondido, Mexico — Hurricane John struck Mexico's southern Pacific coast with life-threateni...

world | 3 weeks ago

Wreck of WWII destroyer known as the "Ghost of the Pacific" found off California coast

A team of investigators says they have found the wreck of the USS Stewart, a U.S. Navy destroyer tha...

us | 1 week ago