Pigs, rats, cats and mongooses, all brought to the island decades earlier by humans, were to blame for their demise, preying ...

These unique adventures on the high seas aren’t heavily promoted and tend to attract fewer and more experienced travelers.

Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation. The Rapa Nui moai, the monolithic stone figures of ...

The cool, sandy dune-dotted shorelines of South Africa are where African penguins arrive at the sea to grab some fish for their families. They huddle along the shorelines, contracting and expanding ...

Discover the extraordinary prehistoric giants – from mega-sloths to monster sharks – that once made today’s animals look ...

Authorities have reported that a U.S. climber was among two people killed in a fall on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak.

A new arrival is drawing visitors to the Aquarium of the Pacific, where Rosie, a 4-year-old Magellanic penguin, has officially joined the birds at the June Keyes Penguin Habitat, according to the ...

New Zealand's Alice Robinson captured her fifth World Cup victory in dominant style on Saturday, clocking the fastest time in both runs to win the giant slalom at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Robinson, ...

A woman in New Zealand who was convicted of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered will spend at least 17 years in prison, a judge ruled ...