On December 10, 1956, biologist Chandler Robbins was working his way through a colony of albatrosses on Midway Atoll, a tiny ...

Laysan ducks declined after introduced rabbits damaged their Hawaiian island habitat. In 2026, Midway Atoll recorded a record ...

This live cam is brought to you by the Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (FOMA), which is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the ecological, cultural and historical significance of ...

From above, Midway Atoll appears out of the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean as a small oasis of land. Its white sandy beaches look full of life. Yet on the ground, the coastline looks very different.

1785 - The order is given to sell the last ship remaining in the Continental Navy, the frigate Alliance. No other Navy ships are authorized until 1794. 1898 - During the Spanish-American War, the ...

Hawaiian name: Pihemanu (“the loud din of birds”). Early inhabitants were castaway crews of several large sailing vessels. Was claimed for the United States by Captain N.C. Middlebrooks in 1859 under ...

Nancy Caruso sat on an island in the North Pacific Ocean just inches from an albatross and watched as the large black-and-white sea bird with a 12-foot wingspan added grass to its nest to cover up a ...

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 ...

Nancy Caruso sat on an island in the North Pacific Ocean just inches from an albatross and watched as the large black-and-white seabird with a 12-foot wingspan added grass to its nest to cover up a ...

Midway Atoll, also referred to by its Hawaiian name, Pihemanu Kuaihelani, consists of three islands: Sand, Eastern, and Spit. Midway was extensively altered by those who occupied it. Parts of Sand and ...