According to the news report, approximately 420,000 square miles will have strong protection. 350,000 square miles within ...

The French Polynesian islands are a dream destination, but unchecked development has threatened their fragile ecosystems. A ...

A new species of Polynesian clownfish was discovered and named Amphiprion maohiensis, thanks to a detailed DNA study.

A new clownfish species, Amphiprion maohiensis, has been discovered in French Polynesia reefs. It thrives inside poisonous ...

Marlon Brando, filming the 1962 version of that very event, “Mutiny on The Bounty,” fell in love with one of the Tahitian ...

Pro-independence forces won elections on France's Pacific territory of French Polynesia, giving them control of affairs on the archipelagos for the next five years and opening the way to a possible ...

This video shows the lush green mountains and coastal bay of Moorea in French Polynesia, with anchored sailboats and calm ...

COOK'S BAY, Moorea -- Perched along the rails of the motor sailing ship Wind Spirit, an umbrella drink in hand, Tirana Vaknin is marveling at one of most seductive sights of the South Pacific: The ...

Before Zika swept across most of Latin America and the Caribbean, the largest outbreak ever recorded had been in French Polynesia. Between 2013 and early 2014, researchers estimate nearly 20,000 ...

More than 2,000 pages of the so-called "Mururoa Files" were analysed, and dozens of people interviewed in both France and French Polynesia. The team was able to reconstruct the radiation effects of ...