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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

This video shows an aerial view of Lord Howe Island, Australia, featuring a large rocky headland surrounded by clear ...

It has a reputation for being both pristine and eye-wateringly expensive, but there’s a new way to experience this pristine ...

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 stick insects were once numerous on the tiny crescent-shaped island off the coast of Australia for which they are named. The insects, which can measure up to 6 inches in length, don't ...

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 ...

Adjusting my mask and snorkel, I slipped down into the water, gently kicking my fins to propel myself above multitudes of coral as brightly colored fish like doubleheader wrasse and bluefish swam by.

Lord Howe Island is a beautiful and incredibly isolated world heritage site some 600km off the coast of New South Wales, lauded for its unique volcanic landforms and endemic species. In a study ...

From invasive rodents to failed biological control, here’s the story of an island that stared ecological destruction in the face and brought several species back from the brink of extinction. Lord ...

The Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) or “land lobster” is a large, flightless stick insect that was, until recently, thought to be extinct. It has a glossy brownish-black ...

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 ...