From groundbreaking research to the beauty of marine sanctuaries teeming with life, these images shine a spotlight on the ...

After a busy season of parades and parties, recharge with beach escapes, nature retreats, and charming small towns—where ...

Tonga's strange volcanic eruption was even more massive than we knew. The ferocious 2021 explosion blew out 2.3 cubic miles of rock, unleashing a 35-mile-high plume and a global tsunami that sent ...

See How Pacific Islanders Are Living With Climate Change. For indigenous communities in the Pacific, adapting to the impacts of rising seas, fierce storms, and other challenges has become a necessity.

Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans.

Also known as typhoons and cyclones, these storms can annihilate coastal areas. The Atlantic Ocean’s hurricane season peaks from mid-August to late October.

For more than 30 years, the Pacific Rim Whale Festival has celebrated the arrival of migrating grey whales to Canada’s wild west coast — the perfect introduction to a land rich in coastal ...

President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation allowing commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument — a 490,000-square-mile area of protected ocean south and ...

National Geographic recently released a list of the top 10 “dreamiest” stargazing trains in the United States, including one railroad excursion on the Oregon coast.

Around 90 percent of the world's quakes pop off in the disjointed string of subduction zones that trace the so-called ring of fire, which stretches in an arc around the Pacific Ocean from the ...

This story was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Sandwiched between mountains and Pacific Ocean waves, Vancouver is most often lauded for its phenomenal natural setting, with its ...