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

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 ...

It was an historic moment, according to the experts, as it was one of the biggest tremors ever recorded, and millions of people were on notice for possible tsunamis. Fortunately, initial reports are ...

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.

It’s not every day that there are more people on board Air Force One than in the place it touches down, but Thursday was one of those occasions. Barack Obama landed on the remote Pacific island of ...

Hawaiian name: Pihemanu (“the loud din of birds”). Early inhabitants were castaway crews of several large sailing vessels. Was claimed for the United States by Captain N.C. Middlebrooks in 1859 under ...