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Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Borneo Burning NASA's Aqua satellite captures images of the heavy smoke from fires set by Indonesian farmers which are continuing to blanket Borneo and many surrounding regions.
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi have been definitively dated as 40,000 years old, researchers report.
Friday, 18 October 2013
Ancient humans known as Denisovans only interbred with modern humans after they both crossed a severe marine barrier in Indonesia, say researchers.
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Tropical areas are likely to experience the effects of climate change much earlier than other parts of the globe, according to a new study.
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
A new study of fossil skulls has weighed into the debate on the identity of the ancestor of the so-called 'hobbit'.
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
A new conservation tool could ensure the location of marine protected areas is fair to everyone who fishes, say researchers.
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Marine sensors have been deployed to the north of Australia to measure changes in ocean currents moving between the Pacific and Indian oceans.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
A new batch of stone tools suggest humans colonised the famous Indonesian 'hobbit' island of Flores much earlier than previously thought, say researchers.
Monday, 18 January 2010
As the search for survivors from the Haiti earthquake continues, experts warn another devasting earthquake and tsunami could strike off the island of Sumatra.
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Despite the global financial crisis, carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose 2% last year, leaving the Earth on a worst-scenario track for global warming, according to a new report.
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
A team of scientists has overturned the theory that the world's largest lizard evolved on the islands of Indonesia.
Thursday, 7 May 2009
News analysis The hobbit had much longer feet than modern humans, suggests a new paper, which has reignited debate on the origins of the tiny creature.
Monday, 30 March 2009
Analysis of complex shell tools is rewriting the history of human development in Australasia, says one archaeologist.
Thursday, 30 October 2008
A full-sized forerunner to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region between 500 and 700 years ago, a new study suggests.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
A devastating Indonesian mud volcano could not have been caused by a remote earthquake, say researchers.