Science news articles about 'indian ocean island'

PORTSMOUTH, England, May 11 (UPI) -- The appearances of dozens of extinct species of animals that lived alongside the dodo on several Indian Ocean islands have been replicated, researchers say.

A volcano on France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion started erupting on Sunday, forcing authorities to raise the alert for a possible emergency.

... of millions of years old.The study also suggests the endangered lemurs, only found on the Indian Ocean island, may have survived a prehistoric "Aids-like" epidemic before developing an immunity to ...

... LOUIS (Reuters) - Scientists have found more than 200 new species of frogs in Madagascar but a political crisis is hurting conservation of the Indian Ocean island's unique wildlife, a study shows.

An Indian Ocean island nation has created three new ocean sanctuaries, including a tropical bay where hundreds of 12-foot manta rays and 40-foot whale sharks feast on swarms of plankton and krill.