English at new heights throughout Asia
An estimated 280 million people in India, as well as 280 million in China, regularly speak English. If ASEAN and other Asian countries are included, the […]
Native bees’ exotic origins reveal cross-pollination
Ancestors of a distinctive pollinating bee found across Australia probably originated in tropical Asian countries, islands in the south-west Pacific or greater Oceania region, ecology researchers […]
Tropical snake uses its head to ‘breathe’
Humans use a snorkel and fish have gills. Now researchers have found a sea snake which uses a complex system of blood vessels in its head […]
Science can help 15 million people avoid mercury poisoning
Mercury poisoning through artisanal and small-scale gold mining is increasing – with critical health dangers affecting more than 15 million people a year. Award-winning South Australian […]
Lost cities of Cambodia rise from the past
Laser technology is helping Australian archaeologists to understand the history of ancient cities in Southeast Asia.