While America's massive fleet of aircraft carriers is difficult to sink, they are sadly not unsinkable. The title of this article refers to Midway Atoll as an "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier," but as ...

Albatross tally is the highest ever at spec-of-a-place Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, which boasts the world’s largest albatross population. Midway is definitely for the birds; photo by Keith ...

Eight million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year. What it's done to this island is a stark warning.

Obama hopes his stop will prompt more Americans to take climate change seriously Obama looks to boost his climate agenda when he travels on to the Group of 20 summit in China President Barack Obama ...

President Barack Obama traveled to the remote, sun-scorched Midway Atoll on Thursday to highlight the threats that climate change and human activities pose to fragile ecosystems like the Northern ...

Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, site of the infamous World War II battle but more recently a gem of a destination for fishermen, divers and eco-tourists, is no longer accessible to the public.

Long ago, Laysan finches, a native honeycreeper known for its brown and yellow plumage and varied songs, were found throughout the Hawaiian islands. Today, however, only about 18,000 of the endangered ...