MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands — Flying into the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll appears out of the vast blue Pacific as a tiny oasis of coral-fringed land with ...

Coral is again flourishing in the crater left by the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated by the United States, 54 years after the blast on Bikini Atoll, marine scientists reported Tuesday. A team of ...

MANY geography students may have come across the term, atoll. But for those who didn’t listen in their geography classes, the phenomenon may still be a mystery. Here we explain what an atoll actually ...

While America's massive fleet of aircraft carriers is difficult to sink, they are sadly not unsinkable. The title of this article refers to Midway Atoll as an "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier," but as ...

The state is seeking volunteers for a monthslong habitat restoration project in the Kure Atoll State Wildlife Sanctuary, located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Holaniku, also known as Kure ...

The long stretch of atolls and coral reefs northwest of the main Hawaiian islands is so precious humans generally aren't allowed to venture there. Boats need special permits to enter. All fishing must ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Between 1946 and 1958, the United States waged nuclear war on ...

Hydrology experts at Flinders University are calling for urgent investigations into the operation of bore-fields that access fresh groundwater on Pacific islands, including Kiribati, where rising sea ...

President Barack Obama traveled to the remote, sun-scorched Midway Atoll on Thursday to highlight the threats that climate change and human activities pose to fragile ecosystems like the Northern ...

Gerd Masselink received funding from the Global Challenges Research Fund for this research. Paul Simon Kench receives funding from: Catalyst Fund: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, NZ ...