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Pacific depths still cooling due to 'Little Ice Age'
VIDEO Jan 6, 2019Despite global warming, the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is still cooling thanks to a centuries-old cold spell.
Amelia Earhart's distress calls revealed
Jul 27, 2018The famed aviator is thought to have sent several dozen distress calls while stranded on a remote Pacific island.
Man begins epic attempt to swim the Pacific
VIDEO Jun 6, 2018French long distance swimmer Ben Lecomte has set off in a bid to become the first person ever to swim the Pacific.
'Shark highway' discovered in the Pacific
VIDEO May 31, 2018Scientists have identified a 500-mile-long ocean corridor used by large numbers of sharks and other animals.
Tiangong-1 space station crashes into the sea
Apr 2, 2018The out-of-control space station has finally come down in the Pacific Ocean after months of uncertainty.
Wreck of the USS Juneau found after 75 years
Mar 23, 2018The World War II-era vessel went down in 1942 after being hit by Japanese torpedoes in the Pacific.
New species of giant octopus discovered
Dec 30, 2017Researchers have determined that the giant Pacific octopus is not one, but two genetically distinct species.
Could the island city of Nan Madol be Atlantis?
VIDEO Nov 6, 2017Built on an island in the middle of the Pacific, this mysterious ancient city remains a modern-day enigma.
Dogs to hunt for Amelia Earhart's remains
Jun 21, 2017The forensic animals will be used to help sniff out the aviator's final resting place on Nikumaroro.
ISS may be de-orbited over the South Pacific
May 7, 2017Scientists at NASA have been drawing up plans for the demolition of the International Space Station.
Deep-sea jellyfish looks like a flying saucer
VIDEO Feb 28, 2017Marine biologists have recorded footage of a remarkable jellyfish in the depths of the South Pacific.
Is Zealandia the world's eighth continent ?
VIDEO Feb 18, 2017Despite being almost entirely submerged by the sea, Zealandia could soon be recognized as a continent.
Ghost shark caught on film for the first time
VIDEO Dec 18, 2016An enigmatic species of shark found in the Pacific has been captured on film off the coast of California.
Has Amelia Earhart's skeleton been found ?
Nov 4, 2016The bones of a castaway found on a Pacific island in the 1940s could be those of the famed aviator.
New monitor lizard found on remote island
Feb 27, 2016A previously undiscovered species of monitor lizard has been found on the Pacific island of Mussau.
Ghostly fish breaks ocean depth record
VIDEO Dec 19, 2014Scientists have discovered a strange new species of fish living 8,143 meters below the ocean's surface.
Mysterious red glow spotted over the Pacific
Aug 26, 2014Two pilots reported seeing a strange but beautiful underwater light show while flying near Kamchatka.
Bigfoot tracks found on Vancouver Island
Mar 6, 2014A fisheries officer claims to have witnessed a large bipedal creature on the Canadian shoreline.
Easter Island collapse theory questioned
Jan 24, 2014Academics have cast doubt on the idea that the inhabitants used up all the island's natural resources.
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