Members of the Trump administration signaled that Papahānaumokuākea, the protected area around the Northwestern Hawaiian ...

President Trump’s latest order lifts long-standing restrictions on fishing in one of the world’s most pristine marine ...

But the atoll is far from unspoiled, Mordecai continues. “The most human impact it’s had was during World War II when there were about 2,400 troops.” Considering the brevity of the soldiers’ ...

It's believed to be somewhere in the Palmyra Atoll, with palmyraarchive.org explaining, "All accounts agree the Esperanza wrecked in the center of a 3 mile reef, with “hillocks of land” one ...

The elimination of the biting pests was an added bonus after researchers unleashed a rat-eradication endeavor on the tiny islands. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food ...

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