Authorities lost contact with the 10-metre yacht travelling from Sydney to Lord Howe Island over the weekend and launched a rescue mission as wild weather battered the coast. Marine Rescue Lord Howe ...

On remote Lord Howe Island, historical eras have been largely defined not by leaders or monarchs but modes of transport, which provide a critical connection to mainland Australia. The island's ...

Lord Howe Island has the look of a destination ripe for overtourism, with verdant mountaintops, pristine white-sand beaches and clear-blue waters teeming with colorful fish. Yet on this island of ...

Mist hangs in the air, embracing the giant mosses and clusters of tree orchids that adorn the summit of the majestic Mount Gower on Lord Howe Island. Ascending into this rare island cloud forest is ...

Invasive rodents spent more than 100 years eating their way through Australia’s Lord Howe Island, sending several species to oblivion. Now the island has a chance to thrive again. Rats wrought ...

Lord Howe Island stick insects were once numerous on the tiny crescent-shaped island off the coast of Australia for which they are named. The insects, which can measure up to 6 inches in length, don't ...

Maria Seton receives funding from the Australian Research Council and has received ship time funding on Australia's Marine National Facility. Nicholas Mortimer receives funding from the New Zealand ...

Because of its spectacular scenic beauty and tame wildlife, Lord Howe Island is a South Pacific paradise. Lord Howe’s wild beauty ranks it among the most alluring islands in the South Pacific. And ...

They’re an inquisitive bunch, these Lord Howe Islanders. In the turquoise waters off Ned’s Beach, chunky kingfish and their silver drummer mates dart and dive around us, nudging our legs and beating ...