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Vancouver, Washington

Japanese Castaways Memorial

A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.
In 2011, a slow-moving tropical cyclone called Vania caused flooding and wind damage in parts of Vanuatu.
disasters

The Ni-Vanuatu Way To Prepare for a Storm

In Vanuatu, traditional knowledge provides resilience as tropical cyclones grow more intense.
Monica Evans April 3, 2023
A rugged volcanic rock landscape dominates Nuku Hiva, the largest of the Marquesas Islands.
science

What the World's Most Remote Islands Were Like Before Humans Arrived

Scientists dig deep for the lost bioscapes of the Marquesas Islands.
Gemma Tarlach April 4, 2022
Macquarie Island lengthwise, the research station at center.
Australia

Macquarie Island

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.
The 1957 Stokes test, of a 19-kiloton weapon, in Nevada.
radioactive

Deep in the Ocean’s Trenches, The Legacy of Nuclear Testing Lives

The discovery of "bomb carbon" miles below the surface shows how deep human impact goes.
Jonathan Carey May 14, 2019
Follow along with this orca by hydrophone.
sounds

You Can Now Eavesdrop on Orcas on Your Computer

Listen to the peaceful, and sometimes not-so-peaceful, sounds of the sea for the sake of science.
Matthew Taub November 12, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Pacific Razor Clams

It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.
A present-day view of the Chatham Islands gives a clue to the island's traditional name, meaning "Misty Sun."
islands

The Sad Story of the Moriori, Who Learned to Live at the Edge of the World

How the remoteness of the Chatham Islands forged a resilient people.
Natasha Frost March 6, 2018
Lord Howe Island is one of the surviving landmasses of the lost continent of Zealandia.
islands

Amazing Ways to Visit Zealandia, Earth's Lost Eighth Continent

Eight places where you can explore the sunken landmass above water.
Kerry Wolfe October 9, 2017
The cockpit of a B-25 bomber off the coast of Papua New Guinea.
aviation

Two WWII Bombers Have Officially Been Found Off the Coast of Papua New Guinea

The B-25 is an icon of the war years.
Kelsey Kennedy May 24, 2017
Anatahan.
Northern Mariana Islands

Anatahan

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.
Rapa Nui, Chile

Pu o Hiro (Hiro's Trumpet)

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.
Anchorage Island, at the north tip of the atoll.
Cook Islands

Suwarrow Atoll

A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.
Bob Hope learns to hula at the Waikiki Don the Beachcomber.
restaurants

Twirl Paper Umbrellas at the Vintage Tiki Bars That Taught Americans to Relax

The tiki bar tour of your chill vibey dreams.
Molly McBride Jacobson August 4, 2016
Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
Apia, Samoa

Robert Louis Stevenson Museum

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.
Iolani Palace
Honolulu, Hawaii

Iolani Palace

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Central stones at Kūkaniloko Birthstones
Wahiawa, Hawaii

Kukaniloko Birthstones

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.
Sailor Hat Crater
Maui County, Hawaii

Kaho'olawe

This tiny Hawaiian island is slowly coming back to life after being bombed during naval training exercises.