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Scientists have ‘grim outlook’ on Doomsday Glacier as main countries at risk if it collapses revealed

Scientists have ‘grim outlook’ on Doomsday Glacier as main countries at risk if it collapses revealed

Scientists are worried about the fate of one of the most important glaciers in the world, because if it collapses it'll have a catastrophic effect on nations around the globe. Rising global temperatures are resulting in glaciers melting at an...

Need for independent science during plastic treaty negotiations

Poor science heard during the negotiations for a new Plastics Treaty has caused concern for the Scientists Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty. A group of approximately 240 scientists representing over 250 independent scientists across the...

Research Matters: WERI’s role in safeguarding Guam’s water supply

Research Matters: WERI’s role in safeguarding Guam’s water supply

When we fill up our 5-gallon water bottles at one of Guam’s many water stores, we rarely stop to think about what makes that water safe. Behind that assurance is the University of Guam’s Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western...

Local innovation combats brain drain as G3 Makerspace builds high-tech workforce

Local innovation combats brain drain as G3 Makerspace builds high-tech workforce

What began as an effort to address Guam's brain drain crisis is evolving into a foundation for the island's emerging high-tech manufacturing sector, with the G3 Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub serving as both training ground and...

The Federated States of Micronesia is tackling rising climate-related diseases with a major health resilience programme backed by the Green Climate Fund and SPC.

The Federated States of Micronesia is tackling rising climate-related diseases with a major health resilience programme backed by the Green Climate Fund and SPC.

Shiprwreck in Chuuk Lagoon As sea levels rise and storms intensify, communities across the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) are facing a surge in climate-sensitive diseases. From dengue fever to diarrhoea, illnesses once considered seasonal...

Mississippi College researchers seek best practices to preserve, revitalize native Choctaw language

Mississippi College researchers seek best practices to preserve, revitalize native Choctaw language

Children attending the Choctaw Expressions event at Mississippi College last spring received a lesson on Choctaw vocabulary. MC is studying the K-12 teaching methods of the Choctaw language and Choctaw culture in the MBCI’s Choctaw Language...

Research Matters: Matchmaking coral and rebuilding reefs

Research Matters: Matchmaking coral and rebuilding reefs

(This is the first in a new biweekly column, “Research Matters,” from the University of Guam Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.) The University of Guam Marine Laboratory is known across the Pacific and beyond for its coral reef research...

U.S. Coast Guard strengthens partnership with Federated States of Micronesia at semi-annual Joint Committee Meeting

U.S. Coast Guard strengthens partnership with Federated States of Micronesia at semi-annual Joint Committee Meeting

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard actively participated in the semi-annual bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) with the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) on June 4 to 5, 2025, at Joint Task Force-Micronesia (JTF-M) Headquarters. Led...

COFA in Micronesia: Insights From Former Economic Advisor

COFA in Micronesia: Insights From Former Economic Advisor

CAPE CORAL, Florida — In the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), subsistence farming and fishing have long protected many households from hunger. Yet, while abject poverty is uncommon, daily hardships have steadily increased in recent years. For...

Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats

Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats

The Cook Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia are separated by around 6,000 kilometres of Pacific Ocean. Despite the vast stretch of water between them, the two small island nations share a common challenge: how to protect their people...

ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in  Guantánamo Bay

ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in Guantánamo Bay

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Over 1,600 Delegates Gather in Geneva for WIPO General Assembly

Over 1,600 Delegates Gather in Geneva for WIPO General Assembly

More than 1,600 delegates from the 194 member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have convened in Geneva, Switzerland, for the 66th session of the WIPO General Assembly. The event is held from July 8 to 17 at the...

Kiribati youth maintain culture through music and connection

Kiribati youth maintain culture through music and connection

As Kiribati Language Week unfolds across Aotearoa, university student Ronita Kuaoni reflects on what it means to be i-Kiribati while living and studying far from home. Born in Tarawa, Kuaoni says her connection to the atolls of Nonouti and Nikunau...

21st Iteration of Pacific Partnership Prepares for Indo-Pacific Mission Aboard USS Pearl Harbor

21st Iteration of Pacific Partnership Prepares for Indo-Pacific Mission Aboard USS Pearl Harbor

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII, UNITED STATES 07.09.2025 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP-25) officially kicks off with the arrival of the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52)...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 4 – July 10, 2025 

Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 4 – July 10, 2025 

Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...

Trump administration holding immigrants from 26 countries at Guantánamo prison

Trump administration holding immigrants from 26 countries at Guantánamo prison

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

USAID Cuts Could Transform U.S. Ties to Pacific Islands

USAID Cuts Could Transform U.S. Ties to Pacific Islands

In February, the ambassadors to the United States of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau met with U.S. officials to raise concerns about the rush of executive actions since U.S. President Donald Trump took office...

Japan risks its reputation in Oceania with Fukushima discharge

A rollcall of Pacific Island nations have very different views on the release of treated radioactive wastewater. By Derek Grossman Japan’s decision last month to begin discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean from its...

Ocean explorer connects Guam community to deep-sea wonders during museum event

Ocean explorer connects Guam community to deep-sea wonders during museum event

Amanda Dedicatoria described towering hydrothermal vents rising from the ocean floor like underwater skyscrapers. Just hours before hosting the Guam Museum’s second Ocean Nights event on June 27, the Guam-based science writer reflected on her...

Parvati Shallow Reveals Truth Behind Her Surprising Divorce

Parvati Shallow Reveals Truth Behind Her Surprising Divorce

In the game of Survivor, romance often takes a backseat to strategy and survival. But for some former castaways, love found its way post-show, igniting new narratives off the island. Enter Parvati Shallow, a legend of the game whose journey took a...

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