On an early January night after sunset, I’m walking with Elke Talma toward Settlement Beach, a 1.2-mile stretch of white sand ...

If your dream vacation consists of swimming with manta rays, dolphins, and sea turtles above a vibrant coral reef in the turquoise waters of an endless lagoon, the swoon-worthy Rangiroa in the South ...

Healthy ecosystems may give some of the world’s most vulnerable islands a better shot at survival, new research shows.

Coral reefs are facing increasing threats around the globe. But on a remote Pacific island, scientists have found that reefs can get help from a surprising ally: seabirds.

Coral reefs are under threat right now due to abnormally warm ocean temperatures. Scientists are studying the healthiest ...

Protecting seabirds and restoring natural vegetation could give low-lying tropical atoll islands a fighting chance against ...

Communities living on coral atoll islands, which rarely rise more than four metres above the surface of the sea, face a strange paradox. On the one hand, these islands are among the most sensitive to ...

The journey to .Here starts at Velana International Airport in Malé, where guests transfer to the resort’s seaplane lounge before flying about 30 minutes north to Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve ...

It is perhaps not surprising that there are only a handful of humans on one of the most remote islands on Earth, coral atolls far out in the turquoise seas of the Indian Ocean. What is unexpected are ...

Nestled deep in the Pacific Ocean lies Johnston Atoll—a tiny patch of land with a dark past. Once the site of botched nuclear tests and ocean-dumped radioactive waste, it is now one of the most remote ...

Make the journey to the Baa Atoll, Maldives, this season for mesmerising marine life encounters and a stay at one of the atoll’s newest island resorts. Make the journey to the Baa Atoll for marine ...

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