For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and Tonga have presented an evolutionary mystery. Every other living iguana species ...

Tsunami warning lifted after 7.1 earthquake hits near Tonga in the South Pacific - A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit ...

A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit near the Pacific nation of Tonga and an initial tsunami warning was lifted hours ...

Tonga was rocked by an earthquake which initial reports suggested could cause hazardous waves on its coastline.

The Tonga Trench is the place where the Pacific and Australian plates meet. The motion of these two plates has created one of ...

A preliminary 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Tonga late Sunday night does not pose a tsunami threat to Guam and the ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows smoke rising from a caldera on Tofua, highlighting the "looming threat" of the volcanic island.

The Bay of Plenty is another region affected by change. The Tauranga and Bay of Plenty electorates will be reconfigured, with ...

A new study tracks down where native iguanas in Fiji and an extinct species from Tonga came from, offering clues about the ecosystems of volcanic islands.

“That they reached Fiji directly from North America seems crazy,” said co-author ... the iguanas may have serendipitously intersected the islands not long after. Other islands aside from Fiji and ...