HILO, Hawaii — A vessel dedicated to exploring the unknown parts of the ocean is docked this week at the Port of Hilo for the first time as the crew and scientists prepare for the next part of their ...

Researchers hope to increase their knowledge about the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument by conducting six expeditions to one of the world’s largest protected areas. The NOAA Ship Okeanos ...

A vessel dedicated to exploring the unknown parts of the ocean is docked this week at the Port of Hilo for the first time as the crew and scientists prepare for the next part of their expedition. The ...

Visiting the Okeanos Explorer feels like getting your brain stuffed with ocean science until it's being stretched in all directions. You'll almost certainly feel smarter when you leave. The National ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

More images from an iconic U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that was sunk in the Pacific Ocean during World War II have been released, just days after a crew said they found a military vehicle inside the ...

Defying all logic, a vehicle has been found parked in the hangar of the USS Yorktown, which was famously sunk in the Pacific by a Japanese submarine during World War II. The baffling discovery was ...

The remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer encountered a 49-foot-tall “solitary geological feature” while exploring the Pacific seafloor northeast of Kuailhelani on April 22. NOAA Ocean Exploration ...