Japan is the biggest consumer of rare earths after China. Beijing dominates the supply chain for the strategic minerals, ...

A recurring springtime shift in Pacific Ocean salinity helps steer warm water eastward months in advance, amplifying El Niño ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The largest ocean basin is the Pacific, followed by the Atlantic, Indian, Southern and the Arctic ...

Researchers have long been puzzled by the observed cooling of the eastern tropical Pacific and the Southern Ocean ...

The Pacific Ring of Fire, encircling the Pacific Ocean, accounts for approximately 90% of the world’s earthquakes, with 81% ...

The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on record, according to BBC analysis of a mysterious marine heatwave that has confounded climate scientists. Sea surface temperatures ...

The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean, more than five times wider than our moon. But why is the Pacific so big? Covering about 63 million square miles (163 million square kilometers) — ...