Caretakers released six Guam kingfishers, a bird species known locally as sihek, into the wild on Palmyra Atoll on Sept. 23, ...

This photo shows the Baker atomic bomb test during Operation Crossroads, a series of two nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll. The UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Valid for stays form December 21, 2024 to January 10 ... Symphony of the Sea Located on Vagaru Island, Shaviyani Atoll, JW Marriot Maldives Resort & Spa presents an enchanting ‘Symphony of ...

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