Where: Pohnpei Island, the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia and one of the many Caroline Islands in the warm Western Pacific. What: Micronesia’s definitive “garden isle ...

He always dreamed of retiring somewhere quieter, more like the Maui he knew from the late '60s and early '70s.

While researching a trip to Palau, a tiny island nation dotting Micronesia’s western edge, I found endless information about its famed mushroom-shaped Rock Islands and spectacular diving sites, ...

In 1850, the Micronesian island of Nahlapenlohd was the scene of Pohnpei state’s first battle involving cannons and muskets. Less than two centuries later, it has sunk beneath the waves.

New theory on timing for human settlement of some parts of tropical Pacific Sea-level rise data suggest some islands in Micronesia were possibly settled much earlier than supposed ...

The island, a little smaller than New York City, is part of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is nestled in a vast tapestry of coral reefs. Beyond the breakers, the Pacific stretches 5,578 ...

Now in its latest edition, GMIF 2025 brings together the diverse cultures of Micronesia with six island participants – Guam, the CNMI, Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap – for a weekend packed ...

Nan Madol is a series of more than 100 islets off the south-east coast of Pohnpei that were constructed with walls of basalt and coral boulders. These islets harbour the remains of stone palaces, ...

Seas are rising At least eight low-lying islands in the Pacific Ocean have disappeared under rising seas. Sea levels are currently climbing by an average of 3 millimetres per year around the world ...