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New flights are making it easier for curious Americans to visit one of the world’s most off-the-beaten-track destinations—the island of St. Helena. Far flung in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, St. Helena (pronounced St. Hel-EE-na) is one of the planet’s most remote inhabited islands: 1,200 miles from Africa, …

This month, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will sink three disused, airplanes (which have artfully been crafted to resemble sharks) to create an artificial reef for marine life. Beyond the Reef, a team comprising an underwater engineer, an oceanographer, a metal sculptor and an environmental filmmaker, is working on the project in collaboration …