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Australo-Papuan snakes of the genus Dendrelaphis have historically been a taxonomically confusing group, with 28 nomina applied to snakes in this region.

Biologists from The University of Texas at Arlington are the first to discover an invasive frog—the greenhouse frog—in the Marshall Islands, a sprawling Pacific nation of volcanic islands and coral atolls located roughly halfway between Hawaii and Australia.

Yasawa Island is now a leading place for saving ocean life as local people are doing a lot to protect their healthy coral and sea creatures.

When we give a name to a country, a bioregion, or a geographic feature, we tend to imagine it as a ‘place’ in and of itself. But the truth is that where such places begin and end is a cultural decision, varies depending on who’s using it, and is almost always up for debate.

Ecosystems which have never been seen before are being accidentally created by humans. They offer a stark look into the nature of tomorrow.

Aquaculture has enormous potential. Among other benefits, it can feed growing populations while reducing pressure on wild fish stocks impacted by overfishing, climate change, pollution, and development. But given its projected expansion, aquaculture-as-usual is not enough.

The Tiaki Moana (English translation: Guardians of the ocean) conference in Tahiti, French Polynesia on understanding marine Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) for the Pacific was both a spiritual and professional experience for me, one that left me with a renewed sense of p

Turtle tourism has become a popular year-round activity in Rarotonga, with both government and civil society groups working to ensure it is safer for turtles and people.

FIJI is on track to ratify the Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement, considered the most important ocean agreement to be adopted in the last 25 years.

Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands began to emerge near the modern-day island of New Guinea that would one day form the Torricelli Mountains.