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Tens of Millions of Red Crabs Launch Early Migration on Christmas Island

Officials say up to 100 million will reach the coast after the first wet-season rains, with spawning forecast for mid-November.

Coast Guard Airlifts Family After Two Days Stranded on Naushon Island Following Boat Fire

Three New Vertebrates Found Only on Dauan Island Are Formally Described

Drone Footage Shows Polar Bears Occupying Abandoned Soviet Arctic Station

U.S. Issues Level 2 Terrorism Advisory for Maldives

Peer-Reviewed Study Shows Easter Island’s Moai Were ‘Walked’ Upright With Ropes

Hawaiian Father and Son Land 650-Pound Marlin Off Oahu

198 Rescued Near El Hierro as Spain Handles New Flurry of Island Crossings

Archaeologists Reveal Lost Medieval Castle at Finlaggan After Decades-Long Study

Nathalie Pohl and Andy Donaldson Plan First Swim Around Ibiza in Two-Person Relay

Balearic Survey Finds Strong Majority Wants Tourist Limits, With Discontent Highest in Mallorca

On Tinos, Families Sustain 1,000 Private Chapels and Panigiri Traditions

Aerolíneas Argentinas Launches First Direct Flights From Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Mendoza to Aruba for Jan.–Feb. 2026

Science Study Finds 79% of Fiji’s Endemic Ants in Decline as Introduced Species Expand

Kiko Weakens Near Hawaii, Driving Dangerous Surf as It Passes North

Spanish Court Authorizes Device Tracking in Search for Missing British Sailor Off Gran Canaria

Guardia Civil Probes Missing British Sailor After Yacht Found Adrift Off Gran Canaria

Zug Court Hears Indonesian Islanders’ Climate Case Against Holcim, Decision on Admissibility Pending

Vietnam Expands All 21 Spratly Outposts as Satellite Analysis Flags Military Build-Up

Amrum’s Only Petrol Pump Shuts for Up to Eight Days for Tank Repairs