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New expedition will seek to locate Amelia Earhart's lost plane in the Pacific Ocean
An expedition to a remote and tiny island this fall will attempt to locate Amelia Earhart's plane​ in the Pacific Ocean.
Video shows "narco sub" loaded with cocaine seized in Pacific Ocean
It is the latest in a series of major drug hauls showcased by Mexico, which is under pressure from President Donald Trump to ...
NC man’s cremated remains lost in the Pacific Ocean after memorial spaceflight
Sci-fi fan Steve Nielson’s remains were aboard a memorial spaceflight sent into orbit. They were supposed to be returned to ...
Takeaways from AP report on company that sold 200,000 carbon credits to remove CO2 from ocean
A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...
Space tragedy: capsule with human remains crashes into Pacific Ocean
Bad news from the Pacific Ocean. A capsule from German aerospace company The Exploration Company, Nyx, was the one that ...
Company’s carbon credits raise questions about unproven ocean technology to fight global warming
A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...
Remote cave discovery shows ancient voyagers brought rice across 2,300km of Pacific Ocean
New evidence from an ancient cave reveals that 3,500 years ago, the first Pacific islanders made a remarkable 2,300km voyage ...
Ocean eruption leaves deep-sea creatures gasping as ash clouds blanket the seafloor
Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...
System in Pacific Ocean could become tropical depression: See tracker
The National Hurricane Center said June 26 a system in the Pacific Ocean could become a tropical depression in the coming ...
A century of seasonal forecast improvement for Western Pacific Subtropical High driven by Indo-Pacific ocean
The Western Pacific Subtropical High (WPSH) functions like Earth's atmospheric traffic controller, directing summer monsoon ...
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Pacific Islands Countries Push For Action at UN Ocean Conference
The Pacific Islands were well represented at the conference, with the Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Fiji, ...
Texas State to join Pac-12: Why the Bobcats are a perfect fit, even 1,100 miles from the Pacific Ocean
Texas State was a power at the Division II level before moving up to I-AA in the 1980s, winning a pair of national titles ...