Pacific Ocean : Discovery News

Big Pic: A Penny for Your Bivalves?

Posted Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:35 PM ET | 0

Life on the seafloor is a biodiversity explosion in miniature. Read more

Dead Russian Mars Probe Reenters Over the Pacific

Posted Sun Jan 15, 2012 05:27 PM ET | 0

Any surviving components of the doomed Phobos-Grunt spacecraft plunged into the ocean on Sunday. Read more

Russian Mars Spacecraft Reentry Imminent

Posted Sun Jan 15, 2012 04:47 AM ET | 0

The stranded Phobos-Grunt probe will likely reenter Earth's atmosphere late on Sunday. Read more

Samoa Leaps Into 2012 With Dateline Switch

Posted Fri Dec 30, 2011 01:16 PM ET | 0

The tiny island nation leaps forward in time to be more competitive. Read more

Electricity Sparks New Life Into Indonesia's Corals

Posted Mon Dec 26, 2011 09:06 AM ET | 0

A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs. Read more

Earth: Volcanoes Slide Silently to Their Death [VIDEO]

Posted Tue Dec 13, 2011 03:00 AM ET | 0

These animations show how giant old volcanoes atop the Pacific tectonic plate travel westward, at up to six centimeters per year. When they reach the trench they are dragged down into the chasm. And on the other side of the trench new volcanoes a ... Watch video

Earth: Volcanoes Slide Silently to Their Death

Whales and Salmon: When Enemies Need Each Other

Posted by Emily Sohn Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:00 AM ET | 0

Some killer whales eat salmon to survive, but their prey are in trouble, too. Read more

Back to the Wild: Ocean Animal Releases Still Problematic

Posted by Emily Sohn Tue Nov 15, 2011 09:00 AM ET | 0

The death of a great white shark that was released after captivity highlights the unknowns about ocean animal needs. Read more

Take a Garbage Patch Cruise

Posted Thu Oct 6, 2011 12:04 PM ET | 0

An eco-adventure voyage is set to check on the tsunami debris floating in the Pacific Ocean. Want to join? Read more

Is the End of Salmon Near?

Posted by Emily Sohn Wed Sep 14, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

Chinook salmon could vanish from rivers by the century's end, models show. Read more

Should the East Coast Worry About a Tsunami?

Posted by Emily Sohn Wed Aug 24, 2011 05:19 PM ET | 0

It's unlikely, but scientists say they cannot rule out an East Coast tsunami event. Read more

Powerful Quake Shakes Peru

Posted Wed Aug 24, 2011 03:37 PM ET | 0

A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Andean nation of Peru on Wednesday with its epicenter some 350 miles (560 kilometers) northeast of the capital Lima. Read more