The Unforeseen Harvest: Early European Explorers and the Pacific’s Unraveling Ecosystems
The year is 1769. Captain James Cook, a name that would soon echo across the vast Pacific, dropped anchor in the shimmering waters of Tahiti. His mission, ostensibly, was to observe the transit of Venus. But as his ship, the HMS Endeavour, lay at rest, a silent, yet profound, transformation began. The arrival of Europeans … Read more