The number of glass eels, or juvenile Japanese eels, in rivers in Hokkaido appears to have increased in recent years, ...

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Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists ...

June 1944. Library of Congress. On June 15, 1944, American forces invaded the island of Saipan, part of the Mariana Islands in the Central Pacific. Securing Saipan was of critical importance to ...

Whale-watching tour operators encountered the mass gathering of cetaceans while looking for migrating gray whales Sarah Kuta A century and a half later, the sinking of the S.S. Pacific remains one ...

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Pacific allies don’t usually air their dirty laundry in public. But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation ...

More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a span of four hours on Wednesday, authorities said, as they braced for ...

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Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...

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