Invasive rodents spent more than 100 years eating their way through Australia’s Lord Howe Island, sending several species to oblivion. Now the island has a chance to thrive again. Rats wrought ...

Exclusive before and after photos reveal how recent bleaching near Australia’s Lord Howe Island has dramatically changed the region’s coral reefs. May 11, 2024: These healthy, fluorescent corals—lit ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

Maria Seton receives funding from the Australian Research Council and has received ship time funding on Australia's Marine National Facility. Nicholas Mortimer receives funding from the New Zealand ...

Lord Howe Island has the look of a destination ripe for overtourism, with verdant mountaintops, pristine white-sand beaches and clear-blue waters teeming with colorful fish. Yet on this island of ...