After arriving in Chuuk Lagoon, the team begins exploring the legendary Nippo Maru, one of the most iconic wrecks sunk during ...

The National Weather Service issued a supplemental outlook Friday afternoon on a tropical disturbance meandering through ...

Chuuk Lagoon is often called an underwater museum — but museums don’t close in around you. Descending onto a WWII wreck, the ...

Four people were seriously injured after a flight from Pohnpei crashed into a lagoon while attempting to land at the airport in Weno, Chuuk, Friday morning, according to officials and witnesses. The ...

Whenever Hatayama Takashi wants to get a haircut or to pick up something from the store, it is a major undertaking. He must hike about 9 kilometers along deeply rutted roads that skirt the edge of the ...

The National Weather Service is tracking a new tropical disturbance drifting slowly through Chuuk state that could pose a ...

Super Typhoon Sinlaku’s death toll has risen to 17 after the Chuuk State government reported two more deaths over the weekend. The number of homes destroyed or damaged in Chuuk has reached 7,000 ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. In February 1944, reeling from the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the ...

There is an independence push that could see the break-up of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the North Pacific. The move, which claims more than 50 per cent support to end 30 years of ...

Late last month, the island of Chuuk — one of four main islands comprising the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and also home to nearly half the country’s population — postponed a referendum vote ...