But the atoll is far from unspoiled, Mordecai continues. “The most human impact it’s had was during World War II when there were about 2,400 troops.” Considering the brevity of the soldiers’ ...

The smallest islands in the world include Bishop Rock, Migingo Island, Tristan da Cunha, Nauru, Tuvalu, and Palmyra Atoll, ...

Far from the zoos where they were raised, the sihek’s home is now within the tropical forests of Palmyra Atoll, an island in ...