A group of friends had a narrow escape when their 44 ft sailboat was turned upside down by a giant whale in the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. Rick Rodriguez, a resident of Florida in the US and three friends embarked on a three-week sailing trip from the Galápagos Islands to French Polynesia when the incident transpired.

Megalophobia activated: Giant whale sinks 44 ft boat in Pacific Ocean

Three months and thousands of kilometres: that's how much Moon the humpback whale has travelled, that too with a broken back. Navigating ocean swells and currents, in immense pain the whale has travelled 5,000km (3,100 miles) all the way from British Columbia to Hawaii.

'Absolutely amazing...but also breaks your heart': Moon the humpback whale travels 5000kms with a broken back

Australia and Maldives said have clarified that they did not participate in the recently held Indian Ocean Region Forum convened by China. Watch full video to know more.

Australia, Maldives officials deny attending China’s Indian Ocean meet

Marine creatures have been bearing the brunt of warming ocean temperatures and increased dumping of pollutants in the water bodies but in an uplifting news study shows that a huge marine reserve in Pacific Ocean has led to the recovery of Tuna and other migratory fish around its borders.

WION Climate Tracker: Protected marine reserve in Hawaii boosts Tuna population in Pacific Ocean

The Arctic Ocean and Caribbean Sea will vanish in the next 200 to 300 million years, and Asia will collide with the Americas to form a new supercontinent named Amasia, according to scientists.

Scientists predict the formation of new supercontinent 'Amasia' when Pacific Ocean disappears

Earth and its distinct terrains have been formed over the course of millions of years. Sometimes an entire mountain range can be formed due to earthquakes caused by the movement of tectonic plates while at other times, a volcanic eruption can build new islands.

Baby island, in its infancy, discovered in Pacific Ocean after an underwater volcanic eruption

New research reveals that more than 90% of vast floating 'garbage' patch of plastic in the Pacific Ocean comes from just six countries. The research specifies that most of the garbage patch is coming from overfishing in two countries—Japan and China.

Majority of floating 'garbage' patch of plastic in Pacific Ocean comes from just six countries

Chilean swimmer Barbara Hernandez said she received a Guinness world record after swimming between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in Southern Chile.

Chilean swimmer breaks world record, swims one nautical mile in 15.3 seconds

A rare species of ‘giant’ tortoise, long believed to have gone extinct, has been found alive after over a century on the Galápagos Islands— a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.

Giant tortoise believed to be extinct a century ago found alive on Galapagos Islands

Officially it is just a research vessel, but China's newly unveiled drone carrier is a clear sign Beijing is rushing to deploy an autonomous swarm of unmanned devices in its push for military supremacy in the Pacific Ocean.

China's drone carrier hints at swarm ambitions for Pacific

The Pacific has become the new battleground for China & Australia. Both countries are fishing for influence. China has dispatched its foreign Minister to Solomon Islands, Australia has sent its FM to Fiji. What are the two countries up to? Palki Sharma explains.

Gravitas: Pacific Ocean: The new battleground?

Japan's nuclear regulator has approved a plan to discharge radioactive wastewater from the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.

Japan gives nod to release Fukushima nuclear plant wastewater into sea

Deep-sea researchers have found a mysterious yellow brick path on the ocean floor of the Pacific Ocean, with many drawing parallels to the pathway of the ancient lost city of Atlantis.

‘Is that road to Atlantis?’ Deep-sea divers discover mysterious yellow brick path in the Pacific

A Harvard scientist wants to investigate a meteor that is said to be an alien technology and currently lying at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Last week, a document released by the United States Space Command (USSC) stated that researchers discovered the first known interstellar meteor to ever hit Earth.

Presence of alien tech on Earth? Scientist wants to probe interstellar object 'lying in the Pacific Ocean'

Last summer, drought conditions and water shortages dominated headlines in America's West, and 2022 has seen some half a dozen states ramping up to fight over the water they want and need coming from America's biggest mountain chain, the spectacular Rocky Mountains.

Water from rocky mountains strains state relations in America's west

Moscow on Thursday said that Japan is whipping up ‘hysteria’ in dispute over the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, ''To me, it seems that the Japanese leadership allocates all of its time that could be spent on building normal, fully-fledged economic, financial, and cultural ties with our country… to fixate on this issue.

Russia says Japan is whipping up ‘hysteria’ in Kuril Islands row

On Saturday, the impact of a powerful volcano eruption in the Pacific was felt halfway across the world. There is little word from Tonga - the epicenter of this explosion. The volcano eruption has snapped the country's communication lines. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: A volcano eruption that was felt halfway across the world

Another large eruption has been detected at the Tonga volcano, two days after a massive eruption triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific.

Tonga calls for 'immediate aid' as another large eruption detected

An out-of-control Russian Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket stage made an uncontrolled re-entry back to Earth on Wednesday and media reports have stated that it landed in the Pacific Ocean.

Part of failed Russian rocket makes uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, crashes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that the proposed mass disposal of wastewater from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean cannot be delayed, despite concerns raised by local residents.

Fukushima wastewater release can’t be delayed, says Japan PM Kishida

Roscosmos space agency said that a Russian Proton-M rocket carrying the new Nauka laboratory module for the International Space Station blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Russia's heavy-lift Proton-M carrier rocket blasts off with ISS module 'Nauka'

Earth is 71% water, and those who are informed about world geography are aware that the mainland is surrounded by four oceans. Four? There are now five oceans, not four.

Southern Ocean officially declared as fifth in the world: National Geographic

According to the Russian military, the country's defence forces on Friday started large-scale drills in the central part of the Pacific Ocean. The Russian defence ministry said, "an operational exercise of the fleet’s combined arms forces is running in the distant maritime zone.

After NATO, Russia begins military exercise in Pacific Ocean

'Blood Moon' rising: Harbinger of Doom or a beautiful celestial event?

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