After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

Earthquakes have been detected in the Pacific Ocean using cable-based ocean monitoring techniques employed by scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and New Zealand’s Measurement ...

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

Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, researchers have uncovered striking new evidence of ancient seafloor buried for millions of years. This hidden remnant, detected using seismic waves, offers ...

Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips on coral reef - Maldives (South Ari Atoll).The Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) is a species of grunt native to the Indian Ocean and the ...

Children are always asking "Why?" As they experience things for the first time, it's natural to want to find out more. But as ...

“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...

A team of deep-sea explorers has uncovered an astonishing geological formation beneath the Pacific Ocean, resembling a “yellow brick road” stretching across the seafloor. This remarkable find was made ...

NPL and MSL in New Zealand successfully detected a multitude of earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean using a pioneering detection technique. The team are performing ultra-sensitive optical ...