New expedition heads to Nikumaroro Island to examine satellite evidence that may solve the 88-year mystery of aviation ...

A remote island chain in Japan has been jolted by more than 900 earthquakes in the last two weeks, according to the country’s ...

Purdue University researchers are sending a new expedition team to find Amelia Earhart’s missing plane based on evidence that ...

The Department of the Air Force has suspended plans to use Johnston Atoll, an isolated Pacific island about 700 nautical ...

Purdue University - where Earhart served as a faculty member - announced it will investigate a “visual anomaly” spotted in ...

The steep cliffs and hidden coves of Guam have long been the setting for archaeological intrigue. For years, researchers have ...

More than 800 tremors have shaken the southwestern Tokara Islands over the past 11 days, including a 5.6-magnitude quake on ...

New evidence from an ancient cave reveals that 3,500 years ago, the first Pacific islanders made a remarkable 2,300km voyage ...

On the 88th anniversary of the disappearance of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart, researchers announced a renewed effort to ...

An expedition to a remote and tiny island this fall will attempt to locate Amelia Earhart's plane​ in the Pacific Ocean.

The South Pacific is a rich collection of islands and archipelagos with a dizzying array of options for visitors. The easiest ...

Blakely Spoor is a Pacific Northwest-based writer and photographer. You can normally find her bragging about her agate ...