The island of New Guinea is famed for its eye-popping diversity of plants, animals and human cultures. Estimated to host ...

Afar is a hotspot with hot rock masses rising from deep within the mantle. It created volcanism and lifted the landscape in northeastern Africa. Hot rock masses then flowed further north beneath the ...

Mount Everest, located in the Himalayan Mountain Range, is the tallest mountain in the world. It reaches an elevation of ...

The appointments of Jeffrey Siow and David Neo as acting ministers have drawn attention. But direct appointments to Cabinet, ...

In a recently published study, researchers offer a new tool to compare how different crops affect the environment in different regions. Named PLANTdex, the tool assesses the environmental impact of a ...

India’s move to restrict Bangladeshi garment imports to seaports, following a series of trade barriers imposed by Dhaka, is ...

Czech science student František Vejmělka is the first to capture the giant woolly rat on camera — one of the world’s largest ...

At a site known as Natural Trap Cave, a team of scientists are rappelling down to uncover the secrets of what the Earth was ...

Vietnam and Thailand have officially elevated their bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, marking a new chapter in relations between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.

He also witnessed the changing face of Catholic pilgrims to the Holy Land—no longer predominantly European or North American, but increasingly from Africa, Latin America, and Asia. When his term ...

Marginalized island communities in the Maldives face limited access to water because of inadequate government consultations, ...

Blighter, a pioneering Cambridge designer and manufacturer of smart electronic-scanning radars, has achieved a record £25 million order book in the last 12 months.