From the frozen tundra to America's tropical south, the states with the most islands in their waters tend to have long ...

With only about 7,500 residents and not a single traffic light on the entire island, Molokaʻi offers a rare glimpse of Hawaii before mass tourism transformed much of the archipelago. The absence of ...

Kanemitsu’s Bakery in the main town of Kaunakakai has been a Molokaʻi institution for decades, famous for its “hot bread” – a sweet, soft loaf that locals and visitors line up for after 8 PM when the ...

It's no secret that Florida's iconic coral reefs are in trouble.

Ever heard this phrase? Everything in Australia wants to kill you. Although hyperbolic, an exaggeration to a certain degree, the expression comes from the continent’s high concentration of dangerous ...

THE Mbalolo, Eunice viridia, is a marine annelid found in several places in islands of the Western Pacific. In Fiji I know of two and have heard of a third place in which the periodic ‘rising’ takes ...

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

Scientists say a survey of the Western Australian coast after an intense marine heatwave has revealed "heartbreaking" levels of bleaching among centuries-old coral structures. As the scale of ...

Coral reefs lose color when warming seas expel algae. Learn why this matters for marine life and coastal communities.