Space science
Malaysia's first astronaut to space
The Soyuz ship carrying astronaut Shekh Muszaphar Shukor left the Baikonur, Kazakhstan launch yard last afternoon, to board the ISS international space station, marking…
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Space science
In 2007, Malaysia brought its first astronaut into space
Malaysia's first astronaut will enter the universe on October 6-10. Science Minister Jamaluddin Jarjis said the flight was delayed for a month because the US postponed t…
Space science
Malaysia abandons plan
Malaysia has abandoned plans to brew tea in space when the country's first astronaut boarded the International Space Station (ISS) next year. This decision was made afte…
Space science
Malaysia will have its first astronaut in 2007
Yesterday, Russian arms export agency Rosoboronexport signed a contract with Malaysia's Ministry of Defense to bring the country's astronaut to the ISS international spa…
Biology
World's tallest tropical tree in Malaysia
A tropical tree on Borneo Island, Malaysia, set a record with the height of three stacked blue whales.
Biology
'Giant butterfly' was discovered in Malaysia
A man just caught an Attacus butterfly (also known as Atlas butterfly or star fruit butterfly) parked on a small Malaysian trail with wingspan of about 25cm, according t…
Animal world
Malaysia: Giant python weighs 1 quintal, 10 people cannot catch it
According to The Star, the python was originally thought to be 10 meters long, weighing 100kg. But the official figure published by Malaysian authorities is 6.1 meters.
Animal world
Malaysia: Catching giant pythons weighing a huge weight has never been seen
According to Coconuts website, a group of villagers in Bintulu, Salawak state, Malaysia hunted in a forest near the house, suddenly heard a strange noise.
Animal world
Search for legendary monsters in the Malaysian rainforest
Many players have to fumble deep into the Malaysian rainforest to search for Tapah catfish, an extremely rare type of monster.
Animal world
The huge python people who weighed 100kg swallowed the goat
A python 6m long, weighing about 100kg was captured after swallowing a goat in Kampung Luar, Siong, Baling, Kedah state, Malaysia on the night of November 28.
Animal world
Discover the world's longest giant python in Malaysia
A giant 8m long python found in Malaysia could defeat the previous Guinness world record belonging to a species of the same python named Medusa.
Animal world
10 most exotic animals in the world
Animal world is always rich and diverse with many different animals. Here are 10 animals that are supposed to have the most strange appearance.
Animal world
Mysterious animals cross between monkeys and bats
In some of Malaysia's old forests, there is an animal that local residents are very afraid of, it is the flying lemur.
Animal world
Outlandish pig fauna comes from ancient times
In Malaysia, there is a pretty strange pig species, with a short hose like an elephant. They are called pig taps.
Animal world
Rare dwarf elephants die in mass
10 endangered dwarf elephants have just been found dead in a protected area in Malaysia. Officials said they were poisoned.