Sometimes, drastic measures must be taken to restore ecological balance in an affected area. Here’s one such example.

President Donald Trump’s order to re-open distant, protected Pacific waters to U.S. fishing fleets followed years of dire warnings by the region’s commercial seafood interests. Without that access, ...

Johnston Atoll, an unincorporated US territory and Pacific island wildlife refuge with a complicated military history, is no ...

Trump’s dismantling of the aid agency has jeopardized U.S. commitments to the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.

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The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most ...

The U.S. and India are nearing a deal to lower tariffs on American imports to the South Asian country and to help India avoid ...

Readers favored global cities and sparsely populated islands in our annual “World’s Best Awards” survey for 2025.

China's embassy in Fiji denied on Thursday that Beijing wanted a military base or sphere of influence in the Pacific Islands, ...

A 1930s makeup bottle may help researchers determine what happened to Amelia Earhart 88 years ago. A new research trip in ...

Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ...

Purdue University researchers said Wednesday that they will send a new expedition team to find Amelia Earhart’s missing plane ...