Airports may be a routine stop for most American travelers, but this westernmost airport in the country boasts an arrival ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch now holds tens of thousands of tons of plastic pieces, along with dozens of species that call ...

Naia Island is one of the thousands of islands in the Philippines archipelago. Its geography, like others, is characterized by volcanic activity and marine biodiversity.

Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the big-name volcanoes like Yellowstone and Mount Etna in Sicily that pose the greatest ...

One of the most comprehensive surveys to date of shark and other large predator fish in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) ...

MPAs are like national parks and have varying rules about how much human activity is allowed. In fully protected zones like Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary in Colombia, all human activity is ...

Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of ...

Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of the most remote ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, ...

Opening the workshop, Permanent Secretary for Women, Children and Social Protection Eseta Nadakuitavuki delivered a direct ...

Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one ...

The International Day is observed annually on 29 November - the day in 1947 that the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on partitioning Palestine into two independent States, one Arab and one ...