China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal
No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 12 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of February 14.
We Found an Unexpected Anomaly in the Pacific Ocean
Earth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples from the floor of the ...
What is the ocean's 'twilight zone' and how are elephant seals helping to monitor it?
Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...
Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of northern elephant seals that ...
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Elephant seals in the Pacific serve as deep-ocean sentinels, revealing patterns otherwise hard to measure
Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...
La Niña’s Return Cools the Pacific and Shakes Up Global Weather
La Niña has made a long-awaited return, cooling the Pacific and stirring up global weather patterns. This natural climate ...