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Trump’s dismantling of the aid agency has jeopardized U.S. commitments to the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.
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 ...
A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 ...
Johnston Atoll, an unincorporated US territory and Pacific island wildlife refuge with a complicated military history, is no longer slated to become a SpaceX reusable rocket test site. The Department ...
Sometimes, drastic measures must be taken to restore ecological balance in an affected area. Here’s one such example.
Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ...
This year’s top islands, as voted in our “World’s Best Awards” survey for 2025, span 18 countries, from the Mediterranean to ...
A photo provided by NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center shows debris in Hanauma Bay, Hawaii in 2008. A 2014 study estimated nearly 270,000 tons of plastic is floating in the world's oceans.
A 1930s makeup bottle may help researchers determine what happened to Amelia Earhart 88 years ago. A new research trip in ...
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 ...
China's embassy in Fiji denied on Thursday that Beijing wanted a military base or sphere of influence in the Pacific Islands, ...