The Great Pacific Garbage Patch now holds tens of thousands of tons of plastic pieces, along with dozens of species that call ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now so packed with long-lasting plastic that dozens of coastal species are living, breeding and spreading on it — forming a new 'neopelagic' ecosystem that could ...

A few weeks ago, NOAA announced the cancellation of a contract with the Alaska Earthquake Center to operate nine seismic ...

On Hawaii's Hāmākua Coast, Jen Murphy finds not only verdant canyons striped with waterfalls but also a burgeoning food scene ...

Demographers and urban planners are calling it the 'silver tsunami' — an ever-building wave of older residents. And Florida might not be ready for it.

Arizona’s rapidly growing senior population is navigating aging alone. Some face profound isolation, but others have a sense ...

Perspective is everything, but these curious maps might give a whole new approach to the weird and wonderful world that we ...

For Hawaii locals looking to rediscover magic in their own backyard, or mainlanders dreaming of an accessible slice of paradise, Pahoa delivers a masterclass in laid-back living without the premium ...

For someone living on $1,200 a month – perhaps from Social Security or a modest pension – careful budgeting in Pahoa can provide a quality of life that would be unattainable in most other parts of ...

Jim Wilson, retired longtime publisher of the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, died Friday morning at home in Hilo. He was 92. Wilson ...

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has struck northwest of Anchorage, Alaska, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Schools and residents in tsunami-vulnerable Keaukaha, Hilo, will conduct evacuation drills on Friday, Nov. 21, including ...