Palmyra Atoll is overstuffed with life, a sublime reminder of how vibrant the Earth can be when humans allow it. Sea turtles, sharks, manta rays, and more than 400 species of fish flow over ...

Chile, Costa Rica, French Polynesia, often known as Tahiti, Japan, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kiribati, Midway Islands, ...

PALYMYRA ATOLL, Hawaii (KHON2) — Nature has an amazing ability to recover from human interference. But, sometimes, even nature a bit of help to reverse human interference. This has lead ...

Before I went to the Palmyra Atoll in 1992, I had been traveling all over the world on my boat, mostly by myself. When I got back to Hawaii, I was so lost; I had nothing to do. But then, the owner ...

Palmyra Atoll is arguably one of the most remote locations in the world – it’s located 1,000 miles south of Hawai‘i and was likely included in historic Polynesian voyaging routes, however it ...

The Palmyra Atoll has no indigenous population, making it ideal for scientific research. Those who work there live in rustic conditions amid what comes close to being the ideal tropical paradise.

Researchers have documented dramatic positive benefits for native trees after the removal of invasive rats from Palmyra Atoll, a natural research laboratory and preserve located about 1,000 miles ...

Since 2000, Palmyra Atoll has been owned and managed by a private foundation, The Nature Conservancy, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which maintains a 12-mile no-fishing ...

The black rats weren't supposed to be there, on Palmyra Atoll. Likely arriving at the remote Pacific islet network as stowaways with the US Navy during World War II, the rodents, with no natural ...