Red Alert: Treasures at Risk
Animals are among the many natural treasures to which Asia is home. We spotlight the Asian species listed as critically endangered in the IUCN...
Asia’s Most Quake-Prone Countries
Asia's Most Quake-Prone Countries:
1. Indonesia: 50 Occurrences
2. Japan: 31 Occurrences
3. Pakistan: 19 Occurrences
4. Papua New Guinea: 19 Occurrences
5. Russia: 13 Occurrences
6. Solomon Islands: 11...
5 Top Places to See Wildlife in Asia
From the rare Amur tigers of Siberia, to the gangly gibbons of Borneo, Asia has a wealth of wildlife. Some animals freely roam the...
Two Thai Elephants Rescued and Walked to Samui Elephant Haven
May 23, 2019– Relief and joy were palpable as two rescued Asian elephants—one unwell and one due to give birth within four months –...
Trees: An Antidote to Desertification
by Professor Alon Tal
When the United Nations and the World Bank brought together the best minds in ecology from around the world to assess...
Nature’s Lightning Show
Utterly enthralled by the enigmatic nature of dramatic thunderstorms, Jacci Ingham, a photographer from Darwin, sets off on a mission to record these beautiful...
The Birth of Divergence: The Discovery of the Tadpole-Laying Frog
Text and images by Djoko T. Iskandar
During an expedition in 1989, a small, common-looking frog with a body length of about 40 milli-metres was...
Invasion of the Bloodiest: Asia’s Bite-Size Biters
by Associate Professor Gregor Devine
Mosquitos – those bloodsucking demons that have roamed the face of the Earth for more than 100 million years –...
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Asia’s Sweet Success: The History of Ice Cream in Asia
by Selina Tan
The concept of a frozen dessert is one that goes back thousands of years. By pouring a mixture of salt and ice over containers of liquid syrup, the Chinese were creating a rudimentary form of ice cream as long ago as 2000 BC. The resulting frozen product...
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