Laysan finches, also known as ekupuu in Hawaiian, were once found throughout the main Hawaiian isles but can now only be found at Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Known for their varied ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Midway Atoll (Kuaihelani in Hawaiian) is a group of small ...
Percent cover of shallow-water (< 20 m depth) scleractinian corals at Midway Atoll, a classic atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), was quantified from analysis of imagery recorded along ...
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 ...
Midway Atoll has gone to the birds. Every year 3 million seabirds flock to 1,500 acres of land 1,200 miles northwest of Honolulu. The former naval air station is also the most remote seabird colony in ...
Every year, wildlife biologists in the Hawaiian archipelago anxiously await an albatross named Wisdom. The world’s oldest known wild bird, 74, makes an annual pilgrimage to the Midway Atoll National ...
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 ...