By Naina Rao Palmyra Atoll in the North Pacific is one of the most remote island systems on Earth. A native rainforest tree ...

Extinct in the wild, Guam kingfishers being bred at the Cincinnati Zoo could be moving to an island in the Pacific Ocean soon ...

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A hidden fungal network is vital for a remote island's ecosystem, sustaining forests, seabirds, and reefs. Specialized fungi, ...

Both birds were believed to have been extirpated, or made locally extinct, during World War II, likely due to disturbances to their habitat and the introduction of predatory, invasive rats. TNC ...

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

The Palmyra Atoll has no indigenous population, making it ideal for scientific research. Those who work there live in rustic conditions amid what... Living in Paradise on the Palmyra Atoll Palmyra ...

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Researcher Carol Wolf is almost hidden by seedlings established after the eradication of invasive rats from Palmyra Atoll. (Photo by Island Conservation) Researchers have documented dramatic positive ...

An aerial view of Palmyra Atoll. Credit: Island Conservation New research published in PLOS ONE this week demonstrates dramatic positive benefits for native trees following rat removal at Palmyra ...

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 ...