NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean and observed Tropical Depression Felicia almost directly over Socorro Island, as if the storm swallowed the island. Socorro Island sits in ...

Sometimes, drastic measures must be taken to restore ecological balance in an affected area. Here’s one such example. Island ecosystems are some of the most delicate that can be found on planet Earth.

In the coming year, scientists are hoping to reintroduce the Socorro dove to Socorro Island, a place where the bird has died out. Socorro, the ancestral home of the dove, is part of an island group ...

The Socorro dove may look unassuming. With a fluffy brown coat and pink feet, the dove species could be mistaken for an average city pigeon by the untrained eye. But the Mexican birds are extinct in ...