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A Biologist Spotlights 4 Birds Of Earth’s Most Remote Island. Hint: The Island Belongs To Norway, But It’s In The Opposite Hemisphere
What’s your guess for Earth’s most isolated island? It’s not Hawaii. It’s not Fiji. In fact, if you’re thinking beaches, palm ...
In our 50s, we moved to a remote Pacific island. We know we'll need better healthcare someday, but for now, it's paradise.
Buz Moffett and his wife, Liz, moved from Hawaii to Pohnpei in Micronesia in 2018.They wanted to slow down, work less, and be ...
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Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats
Islanders can become more resilient to rising seas and extreme weather by protecting marine habitats and adapting farming ...
Archaeologists Make Groundbreaking Easter Island Discovery
Groundbreaking research undertaken by Uppsala University and published in the journal Antiquity (via Ancient Origins) has rewritten previously held beliefs about the remote society of Rapa Nui, also ...
In 2009, Helicopter Snipers Killed Over 1,200 ‘Hoofed’ Animals On This Remote Pacific Island — A Biologist Explains Why That Helped
Sometimes, drastic measures must be taken to restore ecological balance in an affected area. Here’s one such example.
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USAID Cuts Could Transform U.S. Ties to Pacific Islands
Trump’s dismantling of the aid agency has jeopardized U.S. commitments to the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.
Pacific island wildlife refuge spared from SpaceX rocket project
Johnston Atoll, an unincorporated US territory and Pacific island wildlife refuge with a complicated military history, is no ...
The No. 1 Island Destination in the South Pacific Has 300 Islands—See the List of Top Cities, Too
Readers favored global cities and sparsely populated islands in our annual “World’s Best Awards” survey for 2025.
Archaeologists make surprising discovery at Easter Island - turning everything we know on its head
Island in the southern Pacific is one of the most geographically isolated places on Earth, but socially and culturally its ...
Earthquake swarms are fueling fear of the ‘big one’ in Japan
In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...
'Scary to even fall asleep': Panic grips citizens after Japan's southern islands hit by over 1600 earthquakes in three weeks
Japan, home to around 125 million people, located at the convergence of four major tectonic plates along the Pacific "Ring of ...
As Japan’s manga earthquake 'prophecy' sparks panic, authorities warn of more strong tremors ahead
More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote and sparsely populated island chain in southern Japan over two weeks, leaving ...