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In 1918, rats escaped from a shipwreck onto a remote island, and more than a century later, scientists discovered an unexpected consequenceA major rodent eradication on Lord Howe Island has revealed a surprising recovery of its insect life. For over a century, rats and mice dev...
Scenic touchdowns: 10 of the world’s most captivating airport landingsA recent study by All Clear Travel Insurance has identified the world's most visually stunning airport landings. Lord Howe Island Airport i...
Queenstown, Wellington airports ranked high on world’s most beautiful landings listQueenstown and Wellington airports in New Zealand are among the world's most beautiful landing approaches, according to a survey by AllClea...
More than 20% of Earth's plant species found only on islands and time is running out to save themA study in Nature reveals that islands, covering just 5.3% of the planet's land, harbor 21% of the world's plant biodiversity. Urgent conse...
7.7-magnitude earthquake in South Pacific causes tsunami"Tsunami confirmed," the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said in a tweet, as it warned of a threat to Lord Howe Island, which is about 550...
Victoria’s secrets: Australian state which offers everything from master-chef dining to towering ApostlesMelbourne sprawls around and beneath: the beautiful classical architecture of Flinders Street train station, the controlled chaos of the wo...
- Lost 'Zealandia' under Pacific close to recognition as continent
Wellington, Feb 17 (IANS) Zealandia -- a lost continent submerged in the southwest Pacific -- is a step closer to being recognised, the aut...
Sundarban National Park under significant threat due to failed conservation system: IUCNBengal’s Sundarban National Park has now been declared as “facing significant threat” due to a failed conservation system.
- Islands that are basking in the glory of being luxurious with a sense of romantic seclusion
Leave behind your corporate mantle and take a moment to rekindle romance against the setting amber sun and gently frothing waves. When the ...
- Australia may gain rich undersea gas, oil deposits
Australia may have gained rich undersea gas and oil deposits when the UN granted it huge swathes of territory this week but reaching them r...