Global demand for rare earth minerals is driving the toxic pollution of some of Asia’s most important rivers, threatening the health and livelihoods of tens of millions of people.

The idea of nations as neatly bordered spaces can be traced partly to medieval maps of biblical Israel. In A Nutshell ...

Netflix dropped the final three episodes of Physical: Asia on November 18, 2025. The format is a country versus country spin-off of Physical: 100. 48 athletes competed in teams, with each nation ...

Looking at the weather map on his computer and seeing three simultaneous tropical storms forming across Asia in late November, climatologist Fredolin Tangang’s first thoughts drifted to the 2004 ...

The water came quietly at first, a steady rise along the riverbanks, familiar to communities who have lived beside Sri ...

Episode 10 of Physical: Asia featured a crucial preliminary challenge that determined which team would gain an advantage heading into Quest Five. The Manual Treadmill Relay tested endurance, ...

From VR landscapes to surreal sculptures, these seven Asian artists are challenging boundaries between disciplines ...

Land provides a firm footing to fragile human existence. It is the medium that sources from other elements to sustain life.

Asia’s largest electric utilities are already absorbing US$6.3 billion annually in damages from climate hazards, a toll that ...

Now in its 10th year, the Serendipity Festival has broadened the arts landscape by getting top talent to collaborate across ...

Norwegian municipalities are collecting more and more data on how what they do affects the natural world, but do not always know what to do with it. They wade in green facts, but continue to sacrifice ...

Jagadish Chandra Bose pioneered early radio-wave detection and plant physiology, yet refused to patent his work, believing knowledge should be kept open for all. His science blended curiosity, ethics ...