Hidden on the picturesque shores of Camano Island sits a bargain hunter’s paradise where forgotten heirlooms find new admirers and yesterday’s castoffs become tomorrow’s treasures.

In a bid to reduce dependence on China for rare earth minerals, Japan and the United States have agreed to explore the possibility of rare earth mining near Minamitori Island in the Pacific, according ...

As the strategic rivalry between China and the United States intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan Strait is often seen as the key flash point. Yet whether the regional balance holds or tips ...

A swarm of birders flocked to Long Island after an exceptionally rare cuckoo bird was spotted by a golfer, according to reports. Hundreds of people traveled from dozens of states to Vineyards Golf and ...

Common cuckoos are medium-size birds typically found in Europe, Asia and Africa. Imran Shah via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 Roy William Gardner was golfing on New York’s Long Island when an ...

Birders are going cuckoo for a rare sight on Long Island. The common cuckoo bird has been spotted only four times in U.S. history in the lower 48 states, experts say. Now, it's in Riverhead. Hundreds ...

A smattering of more than 300 densely wooded islands off southeast British Columbia, the Southern Gulf Islands are home to flora found nowhere else in Canada: the flowering yellow Lindley’s False ...

Climate diplomacy efforts in the Pacific are an integral part of Australian foreign policy under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. After taking office in 2022, Albanese formally reinstated an ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

SEATTLE, Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a year marked by funding freezes, delays, and growing uncertainty about federal support for biomedical research, scientists at Pacific Northwest Research ...

LONG ISLAND (WABC) -- A 12-year-old boy from Long Island with a rare genetic disorder got a heartwarming surprise. Ali Sherazi is one of about 1 in 100 people worldwide who have been diagnosed with a ...