Amsterdam Island – part of France's Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean – has seen more than half its territory hit by a wildfire that started in late January. Officials are yet to ...

Commander Abhilash Tomy, undergoing treatment after being rescued mid-sea, will meet the Indian crew on Thursday when naval vessel INS Satpura is expected to reach the island where he has been ...

We talk a lot about volcanoes that are near population centers—and rightly so. They can produce deadly eruptions that have local and global consequences. That got me thinking ... what about on the ...

Forgotten on Amsterdam Island in the late 19th century, a herd of cows survived for over 130 years without human intervention. These animals adapted to the harsh environment, becoming smaller and ...

Amsterdam Island, located 4,440 kilometers southeast of Madagascar, is known for its extreme weather and isolated position in the southern Indian Ocean. The island is part of the French Southern and ...

For nearly a month the French territory of Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean has been engulfed in flames. Located about halfway between Australia, Antarctica and Madagascar, the island has ...

Biologists have long known that small animal species, if they migrate from the mainland to an island or other isolated habitat, will evolve over time to become larger. Conversely, large animal species ...

Heck, the closest populated area I could find was the (also volcanic) Kerguelen Islands, over 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) to the southwest of Amsterdam Island. If you look up Amsterdam Island in the ...