From plankton to seabirds, it’s bad news for foodwebs in the Pacific and coastal environments: there are some hints that the Blob may be back for another round. Clues about the possible reemergence of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Weak La Niña conditions have emerged across the central and eastern Pacific, according to a monthly update released by NOAA’s ...

It’s back!!! The “blob” has returned. No, not the 1958 sci-fi film of the same name starring a young Steve McQueen in his first leading role. This “blob” is the marine heatwave that now spans much of ...

TMC is a deep-sea mining company that has exploratory rights for a deposit of critical minerals in the Pacific Ocean. The company recently became the first to submit an application under NOAA's newly ...

A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating ...

From seabirds to sea lions, wildlife along the California coast are now facing “the Blob,” a massive marine heat wave that’s become a recurring anomaly since the early 2010s. The oceanic phenomenon ...

It floats, it drifts, it doesn’t break down. Plastic in the ocean is everywhere, but now it’s doing more than polluting. It’s becoming something else. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where no ...

The global humpy leader Scientists can argue about the ecological consequences of Alaska salmon hatcheries helping to flood the North Pacific Ocean with pink salmon, but what appears clear now is ...

The Pentagon confirmed Monday it had carried out another three military strikes on four vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing at least 14 people. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth again claimed ...

Weak La Niña conditions have emerged across the central and eastern Pacific, according to a monthly update released by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center on Thursday. Conditions are favored to persist ...