Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the ...

For years, researchers have sought tangible evidence of how the first peoples crossed vast stretches of open water to settle the remote Pacific Islands. Now, a discovery in a sacred cave on the island ...

Discover the list of US military bases around the world, including the names, their countries, and exact locations. Explore ...

In just his first voyage with Endeavor, he charted the coastline of eastern Australia, and circumnavigated both New Zealand ...

Customs organizations from around the region are represented on Guam for the 27th Annual Conference of the Oceania Customs Organization, OCO, which opened on Monday.

Small Island Developing States, which include the Pacific nations, receive just 0.22 percent of global climate finance, according to Minister Victor. “This is not because the Pacific has failed to act ...

Out of a total of over 1200 World Heritage sites, there are only 6 natural and mixed sites within the 23 Pacific Island Countries and Territories, including the largest lake in the insular Pacific, an ...

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is opening its Galleries of the Arts of Oceania to the public for the first time since 2021. It comes after a major renovation that allowed curators to ...

BEIJING — China's top diplomat will host leaders from Pacific Island nations next week for a summit, Beijing announced on Wednesday, as it seeks closer ties with the strategic region. Leaders and ...

Between 2000 and 2020, the region recorded an urban population growth rate of around 2.3% per year - one of the highest globally. By 2050, more than half of the Pacific's population will live in u ...