Scientists have discovered that an annual event when Emperor penguins completely shed and regrow their feathers is putting the birds in peril as Antarctica is transformed by a war ...

But archaeologists and soil scientists studying the ancient Moai believe they’ve uncovered the meaning of the famous statues.

On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the beginning of a historic comeback.

A powerful blizzard brought heavy snow to Rhode Island on February 23, 2026, with National Weather Service reports showing 20-inch-plus totals in parts of Southern New England, and it cut power to ...

The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing are stunned when an urban canal produces a previously hidden population of massive bass.

Rapa Nui, 2,200 miles west of the mainland, is as rugged as it is remote — and an exploration offers blustery hikes, volcanic ...

Just when experts thought they knew every moai on Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island, a dried-up lakebed kept them on ...

The loneliest house in the world stands on Ellidaey, the northernmost island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, which is ...

The Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island were first encountered by European explorers in the 18th century. Disease and ...

Evelyn Day is the founder of the 'Granny Grayson Outreach' nonprofit that serves essential items to the community for free.

Some 276,000 patients were admitted to the medical facility between 1892 and 1951. But the abandoned complex has long been ...

Researchers found that a severe drought began around 1550, leading to a significant drop in rainfall on Easter Island.