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Social Sciences Nov 6, 2023

Researcher: The climate crisis is making gender inequality in developing coastal communities worse

Around the world, women and men experience the impacts of the climate crisis in different ways. These are shaped by societal roles and responsibilities and result in widening inequalities between men and women.

Archaeology Nov 6, 2023

New evidence strongly suggests Indonesia's Gunung Padang is oldest known pyramid

Retraction Note: The research article "Geo‐archaeological prospecting of Gunung Padang buried prehistoric pyramid in West Java, Indonesia," originally published in the Archaeological Prospection, has been retracted.

Environment Nov 2, 2023

Earthquake slightly damages houses in southeastern Indonesia, but no casualties reported

An earthquake slightly damaged houses and other buildings in southeastern Indonesia early Thursday, causing some panic but no apparent casualties.

Plants & Animals Oct 25, 2023

Pair-bonded Java sparrows show enlarged eye rings to signal breeding readiness

Birds are known for their elaborate courtship rituals and romantic gestures that are replete with beautiful songs, complex dances, gift-giving practices, preening, and flamboyant plumage. While changes in colorful external ...

Plants & Animals Oct 17, 2023

Saltwater crocodiles are slowly returning to Bali and Java. Can we learn to live alongside them?

On January 4 this year, a three-meter saltwater crocodile heaved itself out of the water and up the beach. Nothing unusual about that—except this croc was on Legian Beach, one of Bali's most popular spots. The emaciated ...

Environment Oct 2, 2023

How women's environmental action across the Global South can create a better planet

Climate change has different impacts on men and women, especially in the Global South.

Ecology Sep 24, 2023

Most species of 'world's largest flower' risk extinction: study

Most species of the famously large Rafflesia flower, which has long captured the imagination with its enormous speckled red petals, are now at risk of extinction, new research warned Wednesday.

Plants & Animals Sep 19, 2023

Researchers issue urgent call to save the world's largest flower, Rafflesia, from extinction

An international group of scientists, including botanists at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden, has issued an urgent call for coordinated action to save the iconic genus Rafflesia, which contains the world's largest ...

Earth Sciences Sep 18, 2023

Plate tectonics 4 billion years ago may have helped initiate life on Earth

The Earth's oldest surface layer forming continents, termed its crust, is approximately 4 billion years old and is comprised of 25–50km-thick volcanic rocks known as basalts. Originally, scientists thought that one complete ...

Environment Sep 6, 2023

Indonesia halves output at coal power plant as pollution spikes

Indonesia has nearly halved output at a major coal-fired power plant near the capital Jakarta after the city faced major pollution spikes in recent weeks, its operator told AFP Wednesday.

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