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French Polynesia · French PolynesiaHylaeus tuamotuensis is a species new to science. It is found on the Viti Levu and Taveuni islands of Fiji. Hylaeus navai female is still only known from the females, but is named in honour of Navai Village and their long-term support of Fijian bee research.See the Story
How on Earth did this small bee get on an island in French Polynesia?
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Species · French PolynesiaIn 1934, American entomologist Elwood Zimmerman, then an undergraduate student at Berkeley, participated in the "Mangarevan expedition" to Polynesia. Among the samples he collected were three tiny (4 mm long), orange-brown solitary bees found on tahetahe flowers in the Tuamotu Archipelago.See the Story
How did a tiny bee get to French Polynesia? Eight new species help solve a scientific mystery
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French Polynesia · French PolynesiaVuk Malobabic is general manager for Norwegian Spirit cruise line. He reveals his favourite places to visit, dine and explore in French Polynesia. Papeete, Tahiti, boasts a vibrant city market just a two-minute walk from the port. Bora Bora is probably the most famous French Polynesian island for daydreamers.See the Story
There are 121 islands in French Polynesia, so where should you go first?
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Olympics · French PolynesiaPeva Levy said he felt a powerful, natural energy known as “mana” when he surfed Teahupo’o’s waves on a piece of plywood for the first time, rushing down a crumbling white surf in front of an untouched volcanic beach several years before the steady streams of surfers started arriving when the village got its first asphalt road over fifty years ago.See the Story
Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life?
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Environment · French PolynesiaFrench Polynesian island of Teahupo will host part of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Villagers fear damage to the island's coral reef as a result of construction for the Games. Environmentalists and local fishers fear that drilling into the coral reef could attract ciguatera.See the Story
Olympic surfing rolls into Tahiti, along with development concerns
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French Polynesia · French PolynesiaHumboldt County reaches new heights in an award-winning documentary from Sonoma-based explorer/filmmaker Steve Hall. “In Search of the Tallest: A Redwoods Adventure” — which runs one hour, 41 minutes — introduces people to the “fascinating world of tree searching” and also to some stunning natural sites within the redwood parks of the North Coast. “(There is a) sense of awe and wonder that is felt when standing underneath these trees and (at) t…See the Story
For the love of redwoods
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French Polynesia · French PolynesiaCardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is considered one of the leading candidates to succeed Pope Francis. He is one of two pro-prefects at the Dicastery for Evangelization. This is the only Vatican department led by the Pope himself. France remains an influential center of power in the Catholic Church.See the Story
The weight of Cardinal Tagle’s new award, the highest honor from France
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French Polynesia · French PolynesiaHundreds of women have taken to the streets of the capital Noum�a to express their anger at recent tragic incidents. New Caledonia's intra-couple statistics, which only counted reported cases followed by court proceedings, were in any case twice as high as in mainland France. A small dozen of legal physicians have also formed a group they call "Judicial Doctors"See the Story
Domestic violence: still a major concern in French Pacific
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