Super Typhoon Sinlaku's death toll has risen to 17 after the Chuuk State government reported two more deaths over the weekend ...

Increased showers are expected Tuesday night through Thursday morning for the Marianas as tropical disturbance 93W west of ...

CANBERRA, Australia-- A South Pacific airline announced Monday that a passenger died when a plane crashed into a Pacific lagoon in Micronesia last week. Air Niugini had initially said all 47 ...

Dan Davis, Luther College assistant professor of classics, is about to embark on an unforgettable mission. He is traveling to Chuuk Lagoon in the western Pacific in an effort to recover the remains of ...

There is an independence push that could see the break-up of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the North Pacific. The move, which claims more than 50 per cent support to end 30 years of ...

REMOTE and hard to get to, this tiny island in the Pacific is home to the world’s largest graveyard of ships. Here are its ghostly remains. Home to the world’s largest graveyard of ships, the ghostly ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. In February 1944, reeling from the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the ...

Marked by a history of delay, a vote in the Chuuk state on whether to seek independence from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has been scheduled for March 2020. Originally planned to coincide ...

More than a month after a typhoon devastated islands in Chuuk, some residents are still struggling. Several families are still staying in local shelters and some in caves, according to Paul Hadik, ...