Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project has collected 786,287 pounds of derelict fishing nets and other debris from the vast ...

Though owned by the United Kingdom, the atoll’s sovereignty has long been contested by Mauritius, which claims it was wrongfully detached when the Chagos Islands were carved out to form the BIOT ...

The largest monuments of the Buddhist era are in the islands fringing the eastern side of Haddhunmathi Atoll (Laamu Atoll).

While the world’s attention largely remains fixated on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, U.S. officials across the national ...

The propellers whirl as the seaplane lowers toward Olhuveli Island on the southerly Laamu Atoll. The Maldives comes into ...

The Ocean Photographer of the Year Awards 2024 has once again brought together the most breathtaking images from our oceans.

New Caledonia became French in 1853 under Emperor Napoleon III, Napoleon’s nephew and heir. It became an overseas territory ...

Part of the Inner Hebrides off of Scotland’s West Coast, the Isle of Skye is an area of natural wonder and awe-inspiring ...

An overgrown airfield on a small island in the Pacific, once instrumental in America's role in ending World War II, is being ...

The Leela Ashtamudi is in a prime location for exploring Kerala's backwaters, be it by speedboat or houseboat.