Indian Ocean Coverage

Fact check: Biden says U.S. investing in railway between Pacific and Indian oceans

President Joe Biden may have confused dinner guests of the League of Conservation Voters on June 14 when he said: "We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean."

Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, PolitiFact reporter

Researchers find thousands of dead hermit crabs killed by plastic

Scientists are concerned after finding half a million hermit crabs killed by plastic on two remote islands in the Indian Ocean.

Humpback whale takes swipes at over-eager watchers

Whale watching on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion may be a victim of its own success after a series of run-ins between a female humpback and over-eager divers seizing a rare chance to swim with the creatures.

Humpback whale takes swipes at over-eager watchers

Whale watching on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion may be a victim of its own success after a series of run-ins between a female humpback and over-eager divers seizing a rare chance to swim with the creatures.