The U.S. Geological Survey has said the earthquake occurred at a depth of 142.6 miles.

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga, prompting evacuations but no tsunami warnings or immediate damage reports.

A massive earthquake struck near Tonga overnight, initially prompting tsunami fears in the South Pacific Ocean region.

Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and fueling Antarctica’s marine food web. For decades, scientists have attributed ...

Deployment of an instrument used to collect water samples from different ocean depths in the northern Ross Sea to determine their iron concentration. Stanford researchers have uncovered evidence that ...

The waters of the Southern Ocean have proven cold and unforgiving to us humans for centuries, yet certain areas are teeming with life. Phytoplankton are the base of the marine food web, providing ...