By Naina Rao Palmyra Atoll in the North Pacific is one of the most remote island systems on Earth. A native rainforest tree ...

Palmyra Atoll, a remote, uninhabited speck of land, coral and sea halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa, is one of the healthiest, intact atolls on the planet—so ecologically sensitive that ...

A hidden fungal network is vital for a remote island's ecosystem, sustaining forests, seabirds, and reefs. Specialized fungi, ...

Make the journey to the Baa Atoll, Maldives, this season for mesmerising marine life encounters and a stay at one of the atoll’s newest island resorts. Make the journey to the Baa Atoll for marine ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Communities living on coral atoll islands, which rarely rise more than four metres above the surface of the sea, face a strange paradox. On the one hand, these islands are among the most sensitive to ...

MANY geography students may have come across the term, atoll. But for those who didn’t listen in their geography classes, the phenomenon may still be a mystery. Here we explain what an atoll actually ...

Once used and abused as a US military base during WWII, the atoll was largely left alone for decades to rewild, and is now one of the rare, near-pristine island habitats left on Earth. It’s a steady ...