With white sandy beaches and azure waters for miles around, the tropical island chains of the South West Pacific Ocean are a slice of heaven for tourists. But just how the first settlers came to call ...

The 24 major island groups of the Pacific Ocean were settled by early Austronesians between 3,500 and 900 years ago, but little is known about how these isolated islands were colonized. Now, ...

Researchers employed computer simulations and climatic data to help them explore the travels that led to the settlement of islands in Remote Oceania. The colonization of far-flung Remote Oceania some ...