Scientists have long studied organisms that thrive around hydrothermal vents. But those native to areas known as cold seeps — ...

Alerts for a potential tsunami were issued for coastlines in North America, Hawaii, Russia and Japan after a powerful ...

Waves and strong currents are expected to continue Wednesday for Washington but it appears we've escaped largely unscathed.

Santa Monica’s Pacific Park is one of the most iconic, and visited, landmarks in Southern California. But it’s far from the first seaside amusement park on our shores. L.A. Times columnist Patt ...

Dexter became a tropical storm on Saturday night. As of late Monday, it was stirring up in the Atlantic Ocean about 345 miles ...

Tropical Storm Henriette forms in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday with 45 mph winds. The National Hurricane Center ...

A team of researchers discovered a “flourishing” ecosystem of clams, tube worms and other creatures over 30,000 feet below ...

A tropical storm formed in the Pacific Ocean on Monday at the same time a different tropical storm was churning in the ...

Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active ...

Tropical Storm Henriette was announced by the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. The storm was centered in the eastern Pacific about 895 miles (1,440 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of ...

A new giant virus with “unusual” features – including an unprecedentedly long tail – has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean. At 2.3 micrometers long – that’s 0.00023 centimeters – it may not be huge ...