Located in the Baltic Sea, the island of Skötbådan is nearly impossible to reach—but they're not complaining.
These are the most romantic escapes in the region, from Grand Cayman to Saint Lucia.
The archipelago of Cape Verde may be small, but the love for beach soccer is mighty—and this World Cup, the country will finally get to show off its skills.
How to explore the best of the region's Roman ruins, Mediterranean cuisine, and white pebble beaches.
The famous mathematical paradox of jagged shores gets a reality check from 130,000 global islands.
Videos show birds, turtles and crabs trapped inside mounds of tar around Shidvar island, a protected wildlife sanctuary with turquoise waters and white sand beaches.
The new golden visa comes with a long list of perks—and requirements. Here's what to know.
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With the flourish of a pen, the President of Greece recently signed into law a new marine protected area at the national level around Gyaros, an uninhabited island in the Cyclades that hosts the world’s largest colony of Mediterranean monk seals. These seals are among the most endangered marine mammals in the world, and despite […]
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These six islands get it right, for parents and kids alike.
According to a new ranking, the best beach in the US isn't in California, Cape Cod—or even Hawaii. It's in Florida.
Impossibly blue skies, a wild and dramatic coast, and warm Mediterranean waters lapping at your feet—welcome to Albania.
Nick Thorburn and Mike Stroud are both indie veterans: Thorburn co-founded the band Islands after the breakup of his previous group the Unicorns, while Stroud is a member of the electronic rock duo Ratatat, who’ve mostly been on hiatus over the past decade. Now, the pair are linking up for a new project called the…
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The hidden gem is one of only two locations in the US to make The World’s 50 Best Beaches list for 2026. Hint: It's not in Hawaii or California.
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A wild Sumatran orangutan has been seen crossing a road through the jungle with the help of a canopy rope bridge for the first time. This landmark moment, recorded on a camera trap in the Pakpak Bharat district of North Sumatra, is a world-first for the species, and because of the incredible social skills and […]
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In a world-first conservation achievement, Northern Ireland has successfully eradicated an invasive population of ferrets on Rathlin Island, host of the commonwealth nation’s largest seabird colony. One of the most effective conservation strategies currently employed on a wide scale, invasive animal elimination has allowed hundreds of islands worldwide to recover their native wildlife…
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For most people, Wake Atoll will remind them of a battle, not an island. Well now, 81 years later, another battle has been fought—and won—on Wake: against invasive rats damaging the island ecosystem. Wake Atoll is today an unincorporated territory of the United States, and it’s experiencing a cascade of positive ecological, infrastructural, and human […]
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In Fatih Akin’s coming-of-age drama, a twelve-year-old German islander witnesses the end of the Second World War from a perilous, momentous remove.
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Challenging a 50-year-old narrative about Hawaii’s native birds, a new study from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa found no scientific evidence that indigenous people hunted waterbird species to extinction. Published in the journal Ecosphere, the research debunks this long-held myth and offers a new, integrated theory to explain the disappearances. It’s not the first […]
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Travelers often skip this coastal town in southern Africa, this is why they're wrong.
Bali is just one of Indonesia's 17,000 islands. That just gives you 16,999 more reasons to visit.
As the country with the most islands in the world, it won't miss a few islands after all…
From boutique barefoot stays to high-octane hotels, here are the most stylish addresses on the island.
A cross section of histories and cultures, Cyprus is still making sense of its modern identity. Selina Denman reacquaints herself with the island that shaped her.
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Though an event neither singular nor inaugural, the hatching of an endangered seabird and national icon of Bermuda is still being celebrated wildly by a special group of conservationists who’ve created a “living museum” on Nonsuch Island. Measuring just 14 acres and found in the northeast corner of the Bermuda island chain, Nonsuch Island is […]
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Ringed by karst mountains and lush jungles, the beaches of this region provide ideal places to escape from the world.
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Marine National Park Bigger Than Texas Created by Departing Chilean President Around Pacific Islands
Just days before he left office, former Chilean President Gabriel Boric signed into law protections for the remote Juan Fernández Archipelago and a gargantuan swath of the surrounding sea. The protections connect the archipelago with the existing Nazca-Desventuradas marine parks, and total 386,000 square miles, an area the size of Venezuela amounting to 50% of […]
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The worlds of craft cocktails and beer thrive here—and not just in San Juan.
David Silva and winemaker Jonatan García Lima in the winery
From pitch to plot...
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For the first time in over 180 years, a giant tortoise population is once again walking the landscapes of Floreana Island—launching the largest restoration effort ever undertaken on the Galápagos islands. 158 juvenile giant tortoises of Floreana lineage were released his week into their ancestral habitat, marking a historic milestone for the archipelago. Driven to […]
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The dark sky sanctuary not far from Auckland is a great place to learn about Māori road maps and wisdom.
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