Environment
Indonesia forest fires remain high despite heavy rains
In July alone, nearly 100,000 hectares were burned, almost double the figure recorded in the same month in 2023, when Indonesia was severely affected by the El Niño phen…
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Indonesia's new capital - city of the future
Indonesia is planning to build a new capital in East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, called Nusantara.
Archeology
Ancient humans may still live on Indonesia's Flores island
An anthropologist suggests that the ancient human species, Homo floresiensis, commonly known as
Environment
Mud Volcano in Indonesia - A Devastating Natural Disaster from Both Natural Force and Human Greed
Mud volcanoes form when a combination of mud, liquids, and gases erupts onto the Earth's surface.
Animal world
The chicken breed that symbolizes royal power 'laugh' like a human
For Eastern people, the sound of a rooster crowing is a very familiar sound signaling the beginning of a new day. This sound is thanks to the special biological system o…
Environment
Volcanic eruption in Indonesia makes new findings about climate
Ruang Volcano in Indonesia experienced multiple eruptions last week. The volcanic phenomenon was pushed so high that it reached the stratosphere of the atmosphere, estim…
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Interesting facts at the Indonesian bull racing festival
Every year, the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia hold a bull racing festival to celebrate the harvest at the end of the season. This fierce bull racing fest…
Environment
Volcano in Indonesia erupts, creating a column of ash 1,500m . high
The column of ash formed from the eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia reached 1,500 meters high on February 5, according to the country's Geological Agenc…
Archeology
Digging the foundation to build a house, discovering a strange giant artifact
The strange giant artifact unearthed on a construction site in Central Java, Indonesia has attracted the attention of cultural relics experts.
Animal world
Indonesia discovered dozens of endangered Javanese leopards
Indonesian authorities have discovered dozens of rare and endangered Javan leopards on Nusakambangan island near Central Java province.
Biology
Indonesia bred 'good' mosquitoes against dengue fever
Researchers in Indonesia have found a way to fight disease-carrying mosquitoes by breeding an insect that carries bacteria that block viruses like dengue.
New technology
Indonesia develops coffee grounds into electric vehicle battery materials
A team of researchers from the Faculty of Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Indonesia has developed a method to turn coffee grounds into a mater…
Animal world
Find the mysterious horned lizard species after more than a century of disappearance
The strange lizard with its horns on its nose, Harpesaurus modiglianii from Indonesia, is completely missing. However, it has only recently been confirmed to still exist.
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Mysterious hundreds of megaliths in Indonesia
Napu Valley, is a famous place with mysterious megaliths located in Lore Lindu National Park, in Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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The largest scavenger flower in the world blooms in Indonesia
The huge Rafflesia tuan-mudae scavenger flower has a diameter of up to 111 cm, far exceeding the record of 107 cm of an individual of the same species blooming a few yea…