New genetic research shows that there was mingling between ancient native peoples from Polynesia and South America, revealing a single episode of interbreeding roughly 800 years ago after an epic ...

Join us as we explore the breathtaking beauty of French Polynesia in our latest travel review! In "Discovering Paradise: ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 6 June 2023 French Polynesia is a sprawling possession of France in the Pacific Ocean, made up of 118 volcanic and coral islands and atolls ...

Climate change, overfishing and pollution have reduced coral coverage in places like the Florida Keys from 30 to 40 percent down to just 2 percent. But many reefs in French Polynesia remain ...

A catastrophic landslide on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti resulted in the tragic loss of seven lives. The tragedy ...

Compensation for the victims of three decades of French nuclear tests was a focus of President François Hollande's visit to French Polynesia on Monday, his first stop on a tour of the Pacific and ...

GAMBIER ISLANDS — It was harvest time in this remote archipelago where French Polynesians produce the South Seas’ most treasured pearls. After flying almost five hours over the empty Pacific, the ...

Last August, Sonya Moore ticked French Polynesia off her travel bucket list. Despite a lot of planning before the trip, looking back, there are a few things she'd have done differently. She would have ...

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French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson on Monday announced that his country is on track to create the world's largest marine protected area (MPA). The ambitious objective, spanning nearly 23 ...

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 ...

France's worst coronavirus outbreak is unfolding 12 time zones away from Paris, devastating Tahiti and other idyllic islands of French Polynesia. French Polynesia relies upon the central government ...