Have you ever wondered how pigs got to be such a big part of life for so many island cultures? They're part of ecosystems from Hawaiʻi to Southeast Asia and across the Pacific, and scientists have recently come up with some reasons why. A major scientific... See more
A small archipelago in the western Pacific has agreed to take in migrants from the United States. The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau has agreed to accept up to 75 non-American migrants from the U.S. The deal is worth $7.5 million, according to a soci... See more
Earlier this month, military planes dropped food, school supplies, gifts, and fishing gear to nearly 60 remote islands in the South Pacific. Operation Christmas Drop 2025 made deliveries to more than 42,000 residents across the Federated States of Microne... See more
Google says it will build three undersea cables to upgrade its digital presence in one of the largest island nations in the Pacific. Papua New Guinea says the cables will be funded by Australia under a mutual defense treaty. Australian and U.S. military o... See more
Surfers who want to ride the waves in Fiji may soon have to pay for it. The government wants to repeal a law that gave access to the country's reef breaks for both tourists and locals. It may sound unthinkable in Hawaiʻi, but in Fiji, foreign-owned resort... See more