Climate change is transforming Papua's snowy peaks, which hold scientific value and spiritual significance.

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: 11:25 a.m. Hawaii island is no longer under a hurricane watch as Nolo continues to slowly move west and away from the island. As of 11 a.m., Hurricane Lolo had 90 mph maximum sustained winds ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A two-decade reforestation project on the tropical island of St. Helena in the southern Atlantic Ocean has not only restored trees found nowhere ...

The island, which will use a crypto economy and boast a blockchain-based democracy, is quite ready for development, which will be led by the Hong Kong–based architecture firm James Law Cybertecture.

A hurricane watch has been issued for Hawaii’s Big Island as Tropical Storm Nolo strengthens south of the islands, according ...

As a travel writer specializing in tropical destinations, I've been lucky enough to have visited 30 islands around the world. Because of my extensive travels, people often ask me which islands I'd ...

Barro Colorado, a man-made island in the middle of the Panama Canal, is home to a research-rich outpost of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, a living, breathing, jungle-forest research ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Tropical Storm Ernesto for Monday, Aug. 12. For the latest news on Ernesto as it moves across the Caribbean, view USA TODAY's story on the storm for ...

Tropical Storm Jerry continues to spin in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said on the morning of Oct. 8. The system is still far from land, nearly 900 miles from the northern Leeward ...