Animal world
What would happen if elephants in the zoo fought?
Elephant fights in the zoo can be a dangerous and scary event. The consequences can be serious for both the elephant and the people around it.
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Environment
Southeast Asia is in a 'pan of fire', rewriting climate history
Temperature records are continuously being broken in Thailand, Laos, the Philippines... According to weather experts, this is something that has never happened in the pa…
Environment
The summer of 2024 will be the craziest in Asia's history
Summer heat hits Asia earlier than usual, killing dozens of people. Experts call this
AI - Artificial intelligence
Premiere of the first film written entirely by AI
The 2024 Asia and Short Film Festival will focus on emerging global issues, and screen the first film written entirely by artificial intelligence (AI).
Environment
How long will the brutal heat in Asia last?
Record heat is covering Asia, from Myanmar to the Philippines. Millions of children have had to stay out of school to avoid extreme temperatures.
Animal world
The American zoo will euthanize the Lily hippo
The 45-year-old female hippo Water Lily, who has lived at Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle (USA), since 1979, will be euthanized next week.
Environment
Asia officially becomes the most natural disaster-prone region in the world
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Asia is the region that has to deal with more natural disasters than any other region in the world.
Environment
Heat in Southeast Asia: Scientists still don't know when to stop
Many weeks have passed but the hot weather still shows no signs of cooling down in Southeast Asian countries.
Environment
Unprecedented heat will cover Southeast Asia
Climate experts predict that extreme heat will return and last longer in Southeast Asia.
Scientific works
Asian superpower builds an 'underground transportation' system that is likened to the 'space age' that surprises the world
This is known as one of the largest subway systems in the world and shows the development stature of this country.
Environment
The current heat in Southeast Asia is unprecedented, what will the upcoming weather be like?
Southeast Asian countries are experiencing consecutive hot days, hot at a level that meteorologists call 'historic' and unprecedented.
Archeology
A series of 4,000-year-old 'Amazon warrior women' tombs have been revealed in West Asia
4,000 years ago, a tribe of female warriors that seemed to come out of mythology existed in reality, but in Asia.
Discover science
How did people create the 'golden lotus on the sacred peak of Yen Tu'?
This is considered a 'unique' wonder of Vietnamese Buddhism in the early 21st century.
Funny corner
Why are there so many people of Asian descent living in Russia?
Despite being a European country, many Russian citizens possess Asian characteristics.
Animal world
New research shows that wild chickens were domesticated from the rice granaries of Southeast Asia
The scientific report suggests that chickens may have been domesticated much later than previously thought, starting only when humans began cultivating rice in the fores…