The Marshall Islands is a country in Oceania, consisting of 29 coral atolls with over 1,200 islands and islets. Being heavily influenced by the northeast trade wind belt, the country features a moist, ...

A global analysis of coral bleaching across 81 countries reveals that reefs in the equatorial Coral Triangle region were exposed to the weakest marine heat waves over the past two decades and may ...

Freshwater fish populations that dwell nearer the poles are outperforming their equatorial counterparts, researchers have found. Large-bodied migratory species such as Atlantic salmon are thriving as ...

At the equator—that imaginary line dividing the Earth into two halves, north and south—great rainforests dominate. They are very humid and accommodate many wild species…some of them yet to be ...

Located on the line of the Equator, Gabon is an African country stretched along the Atlantic coast. With the discovery of oil and natural gas resources as well as timber wood, Gabon is seen as one of ...