In a stunning display of nature’s raw power, the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano has left scientists and the world in awe. What was one of the most violent volcanic eruptions in over ...

Archaeologists have analyzed ritual spaces and monumental structures across Polynesia, questioning the idea that Rapa Nui ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga in January 2022 captured the world’s attention, not only because of its immense power but also for its potential to impact the ...

How social media is pushing back against the still common idea that African societies never had a knowledge system.

The rock called Maka Lahi is important in the mythology of the people of Tonga, and scientists have worked out part of its origin story.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Tonga is mostly an overlooked country at the Olympics, with a rather small delegation and just one medal in its entire history, a silver in 1996. But it provided perhaps the most ...

The 2022 underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption was one of the most powerful in modern history.

Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom of more than 170 south Pacific islands. (Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Rod Nickel) ...

Tongan community leaders and artists in New Zealand have criticised the Treaty Principles Bill while highlighting the ongoing impact of colonisation in Aotearoa and the Pacific. Oral submissions ...

Tonga elects new prime minister after predecessor’s sudden resignation ‘Aisake Valu Eke, former finance minister, is set to lead the Pacific nation until elections in November 2025.