Tonga Volcanic Eruption Obliterated an Island Near It, Along With Life Forms Never Seen Before

Medicine & Technology Jan 31, 2023

Researchers found a unique microbial population, similar to those seen in deep-sea vents, on a short-lived island of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai. Read the article to learn more about it.

Vulcan Point: Fascinating Island within a Lake in an Archipelago

Jan 27, 2023

Fascinating landform, vulcan point, read on to know how unique this kind of landform is!

Birth and Baptism of Fire: Fukutoku-Okanoba Volcano Births a New Pacific Island

Aug 17, 2021

The Fukutoku-Okanoba, a huge volcano submerged under the ocean, has recently exploded; its discharge of dust and magma created a new island in the process.

Uninhabited Hawaiian Island Is Sole Refuge to Native Land Snail

Dec 08, 2020

Scientists have rediscovered the last species of the native Hawaiian land snail on the remote and uninhabited Nihoa island.

After a Century, Blue Whales Return to South Georgia Island

Dec 04, 2020

Endangered blue whales, considered the largest animal known to have existed, have gone back to South Georgian Island after a century.

Tiny Polynesian Islands May Not Be Threatened by Climate Change After All: New Study Gives Better Perspective

Jun 11, 2020

Scientists discover that coral reef islands naturally cope with sea-level rise, contrary to previous claims that these nations are the most vulnerable to climate change.

New Study Reveals How Bird-Eating Snakes Affect An Island

Mar 10, 2017

Bird population has been greatly reduced in the island of Guam due to the rise of a non-native bird species. Read how the decrease in bird population has greatly affected the forests of Guam.

Tide of the Decade Sweeps Across France’s Atlantic Coast, Turning Islets into Islands

Mar 21, 2015

How strong are the sun and the moon’s pull on the tides? A lot stronger than you may have ever believed. In what happened to be a perfect trifecta of cosmic events, this Friday’s alignment allowed for a supermoon, a total solar eclipse, and perhaps one of the greatest ocean surges our generation has seen since the turn of the 21st century. In fact, in what happened to be a tourist’s dream, the picturesque Mont Saint Michel Abbey on the coast of France was turned into a island for a brief while as the “tide of the century” submerged the path that leads to its fortified walls.

Catalina Fox Populations—From the Brink of Extinction to Potentially Off the List

Mar 09, 2015

Though the Catalina fox species may be the smallest species of fox in the world, it appears that size may not have anything to do with their survival. And while the animal may have been endangered decades ago, locals and visitors to the island of Santa Catalina are realized that their abundant numbers may be a sign of drastic change.

New Island Created By Volcano in Tonga

Jan 22, 2015

The Earth continues to change its landscape right before our eyes. A volcanic eruption in Tonga has created a new island, but one scientist says it could soon vanish just as quickly as it formed.

An Urban Legend or Possible Truth? Amelia Earhart May Have Been Eaten Alive

Oct 31, 2014

Since her disappearance on July 2, 1937, many have questioned the final hours of pilot Amelia Earhart’s life. Was she lost at sea when her plane disappeared over the South Pacific? Or did she go down with her plane? While many feared the worst, urban legends abounded creating alternate endings for Earhart’s expedition around the world—and it appears that one of those endings may be more frightening that the plane crash itself.

Forget Bigfoot—Could Sonar Anomaly be Amelia Earhart’s Lost Plane?

Oct 31, 2014

It’s been an urban legend almost 80 years in the making, that famous female aviator Amelia Earhart was marooned on an island in the South Pacific. And new evidence, including a fragment of her aircraft found and a sonar anomaly 600-feet underwater, may just hold the clues to unlock this decades old mystery.