BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Transparent-faced fish drift through dusky waters. Snowlike flecks of dead plants sift down from ...

The sea is valuable and contested. The South China Sea has some of the world’s most productive fisheries, as well as shipping channels that carry about a third of global ocean trade.

The South China Sea is on the brink. In this gripping hour-by-hour breakdown, we reveal how a minor clash could spiral into World War 3. From Philippine patrols and Chinese aggression to U.S ...

Month-long Pacific expedition uncovers vast colonies of exotic creatures oblivious to sunlight drawing energy from hidden ...

In the South China Sea, off China’s Hainan Island, researchers dropped the carcass of a cow about 5,340 feet down to the seafloor and trained cameras on the bovine bait, according to the study ...

Over the past 15 years, China has expanded its once-minimal military presence in the South China Sea into a significant one. Beijing has laid claim to nearly all of the strategic waterway, a vital ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's foreign ministry on Friday urged the Philippines to immediately stop "infringement and provocation" in the South China Sea or face China's "resolute response." The ...

In a seeming bid to counter increasingly aggressive Chinese activities in the South China Sea, the U.S. plans to finance and construct a fast boat facility on the western coast of Palawan in the ...

Satellite images and onboard footage show how the race to build and fortify artificial islands in the South China Sea is nudging America and China closer to conflict. It's been 10 years since the ...

An arbitration court ruled in July that China has no historic title over the waters of the South China Sea and has breached the Philippines' sovereign rights with its actions, infuriating Beijing ...