Before 1996, when Midway Atoll was opened to the public as a national wildlife refuge, it was only the rare scientist or Navy family that enjoyed the atoll's fantasia of natural history delights. Now ...

The world’s oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, the Laysan albatross, has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to nest. Wisdom the Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) — band number ...