Researchers found that small sea creatures exist in equal number with pieces of plastic in parts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which could have implications for cleaning up ocean pollution.
Tag Archives: Pacific Ocean
Why Was This Ancient Tusk 150 Miles From Land, 10,000 Feet Deep?
A discovery in the Pacific Ocean off California leads to “an ‘Indiana Jones’ mixed with ‘Jurassic Park’ moment.”
Hurricane Pamela Makes Landfall in Mexico, the Eastern Pacific’s 16th Storm
While the busy Atlantic season has caused dangerous storms, tropical storms have also formed in the eastern Pacific, including Hurricane Pamela, which made landfall in Mexico.
Months Before Oil Spill, Pipeline May Have Taken Quiet Damage
It’s likely that a large vessel’s anchor hit the pipeline, off the coast of Orange County, at some point up to a year ago, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Oil Spill Off California Coast Sends 126,000 Gallons Into the Pacific
The spill created a 13-square-mile slick that extended from Huntington Beach to Newport Beach as dead fish and birds began to wash ashore in some areas.
France’s Power Is Questioned After Failed Submarine Deal
The failed submarine deal with Australia raises questions about whether there is an unbridgeable divide between France’s vision of itself on the world stage and its actual power.
Why France Is Angry About the U.S.’s Submarine Deal
The new partnership between the United States, Britain and Australia is a diplomatic bombshell.
AUKUS Still Leaves Australia at Risk Against China
Australia has thrust itself into a central role in America’s rivalry with China.
Darwin’s Arch, a Famed Rock Formation in the Galápagos, Collapses
Erosion caused the natural archway in the remote Pacific islands to fall into the sea, officials said.
Debris From Indonesian Submarine Is Found, Ending Hopes of Rescue
Search teams from several countries had been looking for the navy vessel, which disappeared this week with 53 people aboard.
On the Water in Alaska, Where Salmon Fishing Dreams Live On
Each summer, salmon begin their journey back to the rivers where they were spawned. Alaskan fishermen, along with whales, eagles and bears, share in the abundance.
Whale Songs Could Reveal Deep Secrets Beneath the Oceans
The aquatic mammals’ sound waves penetrate into the rocks under the waves, which could assist seismologists’ surveys.
When the U.S. and China Fight, It Is the Environment That Suffers
The Trump administration’s moves to decouple the two economies means less leverage over Beijing’s green policies.
3 Men Marooned in the Pacific Are Rescued After Writing SOS in the Sand
Three days after their boat ran out of fuel and drifted off course in Micronesia, the men were found in good condition after a plane saw their giant plea for help spelled out on the sand.
These Microbes May Have Survived 100 Million Years Beneath the Seafloor
Rescued from their cold, cramped and nutrient-poor homes, the bacteria awoke in the lab and grew.
Typhoon Vongfong Makes Landfall in the Philippines
The powerful storm is on a path toward hitting Luzon, the country’s largest and most populous island, on Saturday.