Islands : Discovery News

'Human Zoo' Video Ignites Anger

Posted Thu Jan 12, 2012 05:12 PM ET | 0

A video featuring women from the Jarawa tribe ordered to dance for tourists has rights groups angry. Read more

Blue Iguana Back from the Brink: Big Pic

Posted Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:04 AM ET | 0

The blue iguana of Grand Cayman Island is a conservation success story. Read more

Giant Underwater Volcanoes Discovered

Posted by Jessica Marshall Wed Jul 13, 2011 06:30 AM ET | 0

A dozen massive peaks, some active, are discovered in a novel scan of the Antarctic ocean floor. Read more

Cities Can Be Carbon Sinks Too

Posted Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:14 PM ET | 0

Cities can be of surprising help in soaking up carbon pollution. Read more

Climate Change Impact: Underestimated?

Posted by Emily Sohn Mon Jun 6, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

Sea-level rise will affect tens of millions more people than originally predicted as a result of ice melt due to global warming. Read more

Everglades Islands Made of Prehistoric Trash Heaps

Posted by Emily Sohn Thu Mar 24, 2011 09:01 AM ET | 0

By piling mounds of fish remains, turtle bones and other waste, ancient people helped create the Everglades. Read more

Biggest-Ever Bunny Didn't Hop, Had No Enemies

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Mar 21, 2011 03:00 PM ET | 0

No floppy-eared Easter-type bunny, this rabbit had small ears, smallish eyes and enormous heft. Read more

Tough Conditions Favor Giants

Posted Wed Jan 26, 2011 01:25 PM ET | 0

Oceanic island tortoises exhibit a strong evolutionary preference toward gigantism, and biologists think they know why. Read more

Pterosaurs Flew Long, Slow

Posted Wed Nov 24, 2010 11:20 AM ET | 0

How were pterosaurs able to cruise the skies of the ancient world between 220-65 million years ago? Read more

Hurricane Earl Brushes North Carolina

Posted Fri Sep 3, 2010 09:33 AM ET | 0

Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina on Friday as it sped up the U.S. East Coast, threatening dangerous waves and riptides across the eastern seaboard. Read more

Stocky Predatory Dinosaur Prowled Transylvania

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Aug 30, 2010 03:01 PM ET | 0

Island species from the past were usually stranger and smaller than close relatives on continental landmasses. Read more

Up Close With a Restless Hawaiian Volcano

Posted Thu Aug 19, 2010 08:04 PM ET | 0

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano got frisky this summer, devouring roads, houses, and forests in lava flows, and forcing hundreds of people from their homes. Check out the dramatic scene of its latest eruption. Read more

Chunk of Original Earth Found

Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Wed Aug 11, 2010 01:00 PM ET | 0

A piece of pristine, hot rock from the earliest years of Earth's formation is found in northern Canada. Read more

Galapagos Tortoises Thriving as Plants Face Threat

Posted by Jessica Marshall Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:10 AM ET | 0

Eliminating goats on the islands that once inspired Charles Darwin has helped boost native species. Read more

Oil-Stopping Island Crumbles Into the Gulf: Big Pics

Posted Tue Jul 13, 2010 02:07 PM ET | 0

A man-made island designed to protect the Louisiana coast from the gulf oil spill is in tatters, despite being still under construction. Read more