AROUND this time of year in 1521, the explorer Ferdinand Magellan was in Philippine waters. In a little over three weeks from ...

Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin, and many people believed Polynesian voyagers simply lucked into finding th ...

A project proposed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote ...

The presence of iguanas in Fiji has puzzled scientists for years. Unlike other Pacific islands, Fiji is home to two unique ...

Ewan, Jamie, and Lachlan Maclean – are aiming to set a new world record for the fastest human-powered crossing of the Pacific ...

Polo, tango, soccer, Evita, beef, gauchos, Buenos Aires and Iguazu Falls are some of what Argentina is known for.

I JUST sailed near the end of the earth closer to Antarctica than anywhere else through the tip of South America. This area is the renowned Strait of Magellan, which connects the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...

In Eastern Samar, the narrative of March 16, 1521 isn’t about the “discovery” of the archipelago by foreigners, but about the ...

Panama's famous canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. But, this important gateway for world trade is increasingly blocked.

With some of the largest Exclusive Economic Zones in the world, Pacific Island states are leveraging legal frameworks to advance ocean justice. This approach aims to ensure that historically ...

The Aquarium focuses on three main regions of the Pacific Ocean: The Tropical Pacific, the Southern California/Baja region, and the Northern Pacific. Each region is known for different animals and ...