Are Orcas Responsible for a Shrinking Pacific King Salmon Population?
New research suggests that Chinook salmon are being run down by a growing population of killer whales.
Pacific Ocean
Listening for Humpback Songs Across the Open Ocean
Researchers are hoping to discover new travel routes of the Pacific humpback by utilizing a robot that monitors their unique means of long-distance communication.
Undersea Mining Spree
As mining interests deepen in the southeastern Pacific, researchers are racing the clock—and pushing the frontiers of science—to understand this unknown stretch of sea.
El Niño Isn't Letting Up
Forecasters predict the United States still has yet to experience the brunt of its erratic weather.
Crab Invasions, Tropical Visitors, and Massive Marine Die-Offs: What’s Going on In the Pacific?
Mass die-offs in the Pacific are sending the emaciated bodies of seabirds, seals, and sea lions ashore from California to Alaska.
Coastal Communities Could Be in for Some Trouble
A strong El Niño and La Niña could cause flooding and erosion along the Pacific, according to new research.
The Sea Star and Urchin Die-Off You've Never Heard Of
Two years before sea star wasting syndrome hit the Pacific Northwest, death swept through 60 miles of California coastline.
This Last of Meeting Places
Confronting our mortality with vague metaphors, religious glosses, and computer analogies.