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Photo in the News: “Nonexistent” Flying Fox DiscoveredMindoro, Philippines - This unusual species of flying fox was recently discovered in the Philippines not long after it was deemed not to exist. An unusual species of flying fox was recently discovered in the Philippines not long after it was deemed not to exist. |
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Agreement reached on greenhouse gas curbVienna, Austria - Negotiators from 158 countries reached basic agreement Friday on rough targets aimed at getting some of the world's biggest polluters to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. |
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“Momentum building” for new climate deal: U.N.Vienna, Austria - The United Nations says momentum is building for tougher long-term action to fight global warming beyond the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol and a climate meeting starting in Vienna on Monday will be a crucial part of the process. |
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Child star wins university placeHong Kong - A nine-year-old math prodigy has won a place at Hong Kong's Baptist University (HKBU) after gaining two grade As and a B in his A-levels. |
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Vaccines Getting to Poor Nations FasterAmsterdam, Netherlands - The timeline for getting new vaccines to poor countries that need them most is being shortened from decades to less than two years, an alliance of U.N. agencies and government and private groups said Friday. |
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‘Nemo’ Finds His Own Way HomeOff Papua New Guinea - He may have had difficulty finding his way home in "Finding Nemo," but the white and orange clownfish generally finds its way back to its parents after being swept out to sea, new research has found. |
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Jungle camera catches endangered rhino on video for first timeKuala Lumpur - ONE of the world's rarest rhinos has been caught on film for the first time on Borneo island, wildlife officials said yesterday as they showed footage of the animal eating, walking about and sniffing the camera. |
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The first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years is on his way home to IndonJakarta, Indonesia - The first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years is on his way homeђ to Indonesia to help save the species from extinction, officials said Monday. |
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Anthropologist Confirms Hobbit A Separate SpeciesTallahassee, Florida, USA - After the skeletal remains of an 18,000-year-old, Hobbit-sized human were discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003, some scientists thought that the specimen must have been a pygmy or a microcephalic - a human with an abnormally small skull. |
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Mystery of World’s Biggest, Yuckiest Flower SolvedWashington, DC - Scientists have used genetic analysis to solve the long-standing mystery of the lineage of the rafflesia flower, known for its blood-red bloom measuring three feet wide and its nauseating stench of rotting flesh. |
news from Southeast Asia
- Improvements seen four years after the Indian Ocean tsunami
- Renowned Swedish retailer donates proceeds from toy sales to UNICEF projects
- Rice-powered stove ignites new hope for poor farmers
- Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund
- Electric Jeepneys Challenge a Philippine Icon
- Trees for kids: Indonesia’s way of beating global warming
- Giant clams make come back in Philippines thanks to science
- Free surgery to fix smiles
- Audits could curb illegal logging
- Locals Volunteer Overseas With Operation Smile
