The U.S. sent one of its 11 aircraft carriers to the Philippine Sea, while another was at Yokosuka naval base in Japan.

Pacific island nations at the centre of a strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China that brought infrastructure and ...

A new study has provided the first comprehensive map of the uncharted footprint of coconut palm agriculture, scattered across ...

Coconut plantations have overtaken native forests on more than 80% of Pacific atolls, with coconut palms now covering over ...

Small seabirds skim the open ocean at night, patting their legs on the surface as they hunt for small fish. Now, for the ...

First of its kind study shows that coconut plantations have led to deforestation on over 80% of Pacific atolls, with coconut ...

The decline of the American South's cotton and sugar industries paved the way for plantations in British-controlled Fiji and ...

New research has provided the first comprehensive map of the vast footprint of coconut palm agriculture across Pacific atolls ...

The aircraft carrier left its home port—Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California—on November 18 for a deployment to the Pacific Ocean. The United States Navy aircraft carrier ...

In the Pacific Islands – my home – this reality is felt especially hard on an annual basis. Despite this region contributing the least to global emissions driving climate and ocean change ...

In the new adventures of Moana 2, you (re)discover magnificent island landscapes of the Pacific. Discover the islands that inspired the creators of Disney's hit animated film.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PRISTINE SEAS/AFP via Getty Images “I went diving in a place where the map said there ... coasts of the Solomon Island in the southwest Pacific Ocean. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ...