For a coral reef, a tiny amount of sunscreen–the equivalent of a drop of water in 6.5 Olympic-sized swimming pools–can be deadly. In the Pacific island nation of Palau, where the number of tourists in ...

Due to concerns about the impact of mass tourism, the president of Palau-a string of islands in the western Pacific Ocean-has proposed a new law which would only allow five-star hotels in the country.

If you’re planning a trip to see the coral reefs and picturesque rock islands of Palau in the Pacific, you may want to bring a few extra bucks. Make that a stack of hundreds. Palau’s president Tommy ...

Palau is a rare wonder: An untouched island nation, brimming with verdant rainforests, beautiful coral, hundreds of species of marine life and some of the best diving in the world. The waters are so ...

The tiny island nation of Palau might not be on your radar, but it's certainly a focus of the world's two big superpowers, America and China. They're competing for influence over Palau and other ...

A remote island in the western Pacific has been inhabited by invasive monkeys for more than a century. Now, the U.S. military ...

The United States is spending billions of dollars muscling up across its Pacific Island military outposts, but locals fear ...

Terrain: Varies from mountainous to coral islands. Population: Approximately 20,000. Population growth rate: 1.3%. Ethnic groups: Palauan ethnicity is Micronesian mixed with Malayan and Micronesian ...