With its iconic giant tortoises, crested black iguanas, huge ocean manta rays and a veritable menagerie of other cool creatures, the Galapagos Islands are one of the most beautiful places you will probably never visit.
Ecology
Feb 8, 2018
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Many Pacific Island nations will lose 50 to 80 percent of marine species in their waters by the end of the 21st century if climate change continues unchecked, finds a new Nippon Foundation-Nereus Program study published in ...
Ecology
Nov 15, 2017
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Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama brings a sobering message as he presides over UN climate talks in Bonn this weekâclimate change is real, it's already having disastrous impacts on his people and only urgent action ...
Environment
Nov 5, 2017
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The small Pacific archipelago of Palau has a poaching problem. When I went there in 2016 for instance, four Vietnamese crews were held for nearly two months after their timber-hulled "blue boats" were apprehended in local ...
Environment
Oct 24, 2017
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Researchers at the TU Darmstadt around Professor Matthias Hollick are experimenting with technologies designed to empower the civilian population in times of crisis. They aim at establishing basic communications and means ...
Telecom
Jul 4, 2017
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NASA's Terra satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Ella in the Southern Pacific Ocean and visible light imagery on May 9 revealed thick bands of thunderstorms over the islands of American Samoa.
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2017
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The Alaska Volcano Observatory has raised the aviation warning level after a volcano in the Aleutian Islands erupted again.
Earth Sciences
Jan 27, 2017
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A researcher with a 30-year interest in Pacific education and development lived on a remote raised coral atoll to explore the case for more indigenous knowledge and culture in education.
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2016
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Protecting an ecological paradise like the island of Santa Cruz can be challenging for its resource managers who want to maximize visitor experiences while minimizing negative impacts on the park. As the largest of five islands ...
Ecology
Oct 13, 2016
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The skull of a mammoth - possibly roaming the planet 13,000 years ago - was unearthed from an eroding stream in the Santa Rosa Island at Channel Islands National Park.
Archaeology
Sep 19, 2016
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