The handful of rangers who protect one of Earth’s most remote and biologically diverse reefs have only each other for company for months at a time. They worry about running out of fuel for boat patrols, their drinking water can get dangerously low and rising seas are nipping away at the tiny island that hosts … Read more
United airplanes are seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, Unitted States on July 16, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images United Airlines is plotting a 2025 international expansion that spans Senegal to Mongolia and Greenland to Palau, a bid to win over travelers who have already had their fill of … Read more
This might seem like the opening scene of a horror movie but Ongeim L’Tketau – also known as Jellyfish Lake – home to approximately one million stingless Scyphozoa, is one of Palau’s most popular tourist attractions. These are the best corals I’ve ever seenMichael Cohen, visiting from San Francisco I’m embarrassed to admit that before … Read more
This story was originally published in German by WELT, a sister publication of POLITICO in the Axel Springer Group. Nate Lin wants to be prepared for war. On a Saturday morning in November, Lin, a 35-year-old Taiwanese man, practices how to apply a tourniquet to his right arm. In this fictive scenario, he’s been shot and … Read more
