How do you define paradise? Popes, pundits and peons have been using the term loosely for centuries but there is no set paradise. The one thing I’ve learned from traveling to every country in the ...

Personnel on board HMAS Canberra lived a story worth telling during a recent tasking on Lord Howe Island.Canberra was chasing desirable meteorological ...

"The ... ecosystem is regarded as one of the most rare and fragile in the world." Island residents stunned to see major comeback of 'one of the most rare' species in the world: 'I can't believe it' ...

Because of its spectacular scenic beauty and tame wildlife, Lord Howe Island is a South Pacific paradise. Lord Howe’s wild beauty ranks it among the most alluring islands in the South Pacific. And ...

Jutting out of the Pacific Ocean 375 miles off the coast of Australia is Ball’s Pyramid, the most bizarre island on Earth. It is, as promised, shaped like a skinny pyramid, the remnant of a shield ...

Lord Howe Island Airport in Australia has been named the world's most beautiful airport landing. A recent study using eye-tracking technology revealed that its unique ocean-to-beach runway captured ...

This month, corals in Australia's Lord Howe Island Marine Park began showing signs of bleaching. The 145,000-hectare marine park contains the most southerly coral reef in the world, in one of the most ...

A week without wi-fi and telly might sound like a challenge for some families, but with so much to see and do, Lord Howe Island makes it easy. I KEPT HEARING people talk about Lord Howe Island – ...

Lord Howe Island stick insects were once numerous on the tiny crescent-shaped island off the coast of Australia for which they are named. Now, biologists who have analyzed the DNA of living and dead ...

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 ...

If you grew up in the 1970s, you're probably still a little bit panicky every time you step onto the sand. Thanks to "Jaws," you're not alone, many a childhood was spent fearing all things pertaining ...