Reporting from midway atoll — The Battle of Midway was a major turning point in World War II’s Pacific theater. The remote atoll where thousands died is now a fragile sanctuary for millions of ...

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 ...

STAR-ADVERTISER / MARCO GARCIA / 2012 Albatross birds are seen on Midway Atoll. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, whose natural history is rivaled by the legendary sea battle that was a turning ...

HONOLULU – The world's oldest known seabird has a new chick. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday Wisdom's offspring hatched at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge last week. The Laysan ...

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 ...

HONOLULU — The oldest known wild bird in the world has become a mother again at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. wildlife officials said. The Laysan albatross named Wisdom hatched a ...

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In spite of computer models that predict where debris from the March 11, 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami should be right now, wildlife biologist Pete Leary at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife ...

You know those little kids who are always bringing home turtles or tadpoles? What happens when they grow up? At least some of them end up in places like Eastern Island, one of the islets that make up ...