Even as opposition grows and the U.S. territory maintains a moratorium on seabed mining, NOAA began a $20 million survey of ...

With fishing communities on Guam already watching federal officials eye their waters for potential deep-sea mineral ...

Scientists are seeing increasing signals that there will be a massive El Niño event this year — with lasting impacts on our ...

"Driven by three presidential executive orders signed in 2025, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management wants to loosen its rules governing seabed mining, which could commence in a matter of years in ...

The Commonwealth Secretariat and Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation today announced a new partnership to accelerate ocean ...

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The ...

Indigenous advocates who have been fighting for their rights to be acknowledged in global regulations for seabed mining are bracing for the outcome of this week’s gathering of the International Seabed ...

The reason behind Prince Albert II of Monaco’s surprise appearance at the Commonwealth Day service has emerged after the Commonwealth Secretariat announced a new ocean protection alliance with the ...

March 12, 2026 - Following a drier-than-normal winter, a pattern change at the beginning of March resulted in widespread heavy precipitation (1 to 3 inches, locally more) and a 1-category improvement ...

Extreme heat and humidity during recent matches in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea have raised questions about player welfare.

Construction work that has shuttered the Samoa bridge in overnight stretches will soon bring reliable broadband connectivity to the Samoa Peninsula. “This is it! This is the long term solution to make ...

Over 2 billion people lack safe drinking water, and 3.4 billion lack proper sanitation—key risks for child mortality and stunting. The World Bank Group helps countries improve water and sanitation ...