Fiji's ants might be the canary in the coal mine for the insect apocalypse
Community genomics of museum ant specimens enables reconstruction of long-term population dynamics across Fiji, revealing historical baselines to assess recent insect declines.
It's a lot of fear': the rise of ecoanxiety on the frontline of climate breakdown
Frontline climate breakdown in Fiji has destroyed ecosystems, disrupted livelihoods and ancestral knowledge, causing layered ecoanxiety while youth movements foster resilience and hope.
Fiji ant study provides new evidence of insects' decline on remote islands
79% of Fiji's endemic ant species have declined, with declines beginning around human arrival ~3,000 years ago and accelerating over the past 300 years.
Kava, made from piper methysticum root, is a ceremonial Pacific Island beverage producing numbing, mildly euphoric effects and serving central cultural and hospitality roles.
Fiji PM says China military presence not welcome in Pacific DW 07/02/2025
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka opposes China's military foothold in the South Pacific, emphasizing a preference for regional peace without superpower rivalries.