Environment

Orangutans arriving at Camp Leakey are usually orphaned, injured or formerly held in captivity. The goal of the camp is to prepare the animals to live in their natural habitat again through a process of gradual exposure.

Farmers eagerly host these furry guests in their orchards and collect their excrement – Cambodia’s answer to manure

Insects have been eaten throughout Asia for thousands of years. Now, environmentalists are hoping that entomophagy goes global.

Photos Jürgen Freund, with Stella Chiu-Freund A world of fascination. From Borneo to the Solomon Islands, Indonesia to the Philippines and Australia, we enter a magic...

This year brought some bad news on the climate change front: researchers found that ice is melting faster worldwide, and there’s a greater sea-level rise anticipated....

The deterioration of the Earth’s environment is the most pressing problem facing the human race today. Scientists have stated that an increase in global...

Snakes are often perceived as deadly animals, cunning creatures to be feared and revered at the same time. But is this perception representative of all snakes? Why have snakes consistently been used as mythical symbols across many cultures in all the major civilisations? Research assistant Mary-Ruth Low opines that while venomous snakes should be respectfully avoided, there’s a whole world out there of colourful and delightful snakes on the sunny island of Singapore!

In every society there are those who do not play by the rules, and who dream of taking long journeys of pilgrimage. In our Solar System, these maverick renegades are also the most mysterious; they are the comets that bring magic and wonder to our night skies. Unexpectedly, and beyond our wildest imaginings, they are the source of all true magic – they hold the key to the origins of life on Earth.