Green mountains, bright blue ocean, white sandy beaches, and volcanic landscapes are just some of the incredible features found in Hawaii. The US state is an archipelago located off the west coast of ...

Researchers uncover a possible active underwater volcano chain near the Cook Islands, hinting at fresh geological activity.

The oligotrophic North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG) is one of the largest biomes on the planet ... Several research programs host these activities, and one of them, the Hawaii Ocean Time-series ...

Beginning in late May, East Cobb resident Tim Crockett and his son, Harrison, will take on “the toughest challenge on Earth,” ...

But very large storms with high, sustained winds can generate waves with periods of more than 20 seconds. These waves travel ...

Transshipment, though criticized by many conservationists, is common worldwide, and the North Pacific Ocean is no exception. For species managed by the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC), a ...

Figure 1. Map and statistics of marine invertebrate observations based on COPEPOD/OBIS (light blue circles) and DNA barcodes available in GenBank and BOLD (red stars ...

This resulted in long-period (20 second) swells moving north into the Pacific Ocean. The swell first reached ... equator to reach the south coast of Hawaii—7,000 km from where it was generated.

A recent study on the ancient glaciers of Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island has revealed important insights about how past climate changes affected the region and how these shifts could impact global ...

Are you thinking of traveling to Hawaii with a baby? Read these pros and cons to see if it's really worth it. Plus tons of ...

Tens of millions of years ago, iguanas in North America floated across the Pacific Ocean. Clinging to vegetation ... in zoology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. We are at a critical time ...