EditorialA line of voters for a referendum on independence, boycotted by many Indigenous Kanaks, in Noum?a, New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific, Dec. 12, 2021. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)
EditorialHomes on Ejit, an islet in the Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, pictured on Oct. 29, 2015, are under threat from rising seas. (Josh Haner/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Laysan albatross named Wisdom, who was first identified and banded on Midway Atoll in 1956, has hatched a chick at the age of at least 70. (John Klavitter/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via The New York Times)
EditorialA photo provided by Dr. John Randall, Dr. John Randall with a white tip shark off Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. (Dr. John Randall via The New York Times)