Indonesia floods were 'extinction level' for rare orangutans
Bangkok (AFP) Dec 12, 2025
Indonesia's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday. ... more
Turkey basilica emerges from lake, illuminating early Church life
Iznik, Turkey (AFP) Nov 24, 2025
When it was discovered a decade ago, the 4th-century basilica of Nicaea was totally submerged, its importance to early Christian history hidden beneath a lake in northwestern Turkey. ... more
Thailand's last hunter-gatherers seek land rights
Pa Bon, Thailand (AFP) Nov 21, 2025
Deep in a Thai forest a young man sprints through the undergrowth, blowpipe in hand, before pumping a poisoned dart at a monkey. ... more