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Wildlife experts are worried that the illicit trade in jaguars appears to be growing — and they've connected it to Chinese construction projects. According to the journal a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-02314-5">Nature,...

 Putting solar panels into our roads isn’t the craziest idea, but we may as well admit that it poses some unique challenges. For instance, people may want to walk away with pieces of it. That’s what happened...

Doctors in Delhi, India's capital region, have declared a public health emergency over the densely populated, metropolitan area's extremely high level of air pollution, the breathing of which has been described as the equivalent...

The government of Singapore, one of the densest countries in the world, has announced that the number of private cars on its roads will be frozen next year, even as the number of vehicles used for public transit are expected...

 Cars congesting roads is a problem in just about every major urban center around the world, but some areas are worst in this regard than others. Singapore is one of those, and it’s going to do something about...

If you're planning a trip to South East Asia, take note. An evolved form of malaria which is resistant to anti-malaria medication is spreading at an "alarming global rate," according to scientists. The parasite was first...

The game-changing power of solar energy is a gift to all of the global community. Nations of the world, having recognized the absolute necessity to do so, are slowly shifting towards a clean energy economy while reaping the...

 Another major automaker is setting up a dedicated joint venture to build EVs for the growing demand in China, joining Ford and Volkswagen: This time, it’s Nissan-Renault, which will work with China’s Dongfeng...

 Automaker Ford will team up with local partner Anhui Zotye Automobile to create a new joint venture in China aimed specifically at producing electric cars...

Energy Some Of The World’s Largest Non-Polar Glaciers Are Expanding, Despite Global Warming From The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch 12:36 PM 08/11/2017 Some of the largest non-polar glaciers in the world are either stable...

Even abject carnivores in the West balk at the idea of raising dogs and cats for their meat, but East and Southeast Asian countries, particularly those mired in poverty, do not share those qualms...

Predicting the date and time of an earthquake is impossible, but seismologists can use trends in tectonic activity to suggest where a big tremor might occur...

The beer company, which is one of the Heineken brands ‘brewed by the sun,’ says the Air-Ink initiative was inspired by Asia’s struggle with air pollution, and the project is an opportunity to help Asians reconnect...

What's the most heavily bombed country per capita in history? If you answered Laos, you probably also know that those bombs came from US planes as part of the CIA's Secret War on the country...

THIMPHU, BHUTAN--My first meal in the land of Gross National Happiness was prepared by Five Diamond star chef Mario Fernandez, of Aman Resorts. When asked point blank whether GNH is indeed a measurement of one of the world's...