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Large parts of Asia are getting old before they get rich Even poor countries must start planning for an ageing population . Image: Getty Images. Oct 12th 2023. Share. Listen to this story.

Temperature records are being shattered in countries across Asia as a brutal April heat wave continues to grip large portions of the continent, with little relief in sight.

In that shed, there's a big map of East Asia on the wall, with pictures and notes pinned to it. And it shows the South China Sea - with a series of lines marking what's known as China's nine-dash ...

The discovery of a new species of ancient big-headed humans in Asia, dubbed Juluren or is revolutionizing our understanding ...

An international scientific effort has revealed the genetics behind Asia's diversity. The Human Genome Organisation's (HUGO) Pan-Asian SNP Consortium carried out a study of almost 2,000 people across ...

A team of researchers is using a technique called multispectral imaging to uncover the hidden text on a 500-year old map used by Christopher Columbus to plan his first voyage across the Atlantic.

A blanket of thick smog has settled over swaths of South Asia. One of the hardest-hit areas is the Indian capital Delhi and the surrounding region, which is home to an estimated 34 million people.

For decades, Asia’s export powerhouses had a simple financial strategy: Sell goods to the US, then invest the proceeds in American assets. That model is now facing its biggest threat since the ...

Comparing the map with known peat forests, they found that at least 880,000 hectares of carbon-dense swamps had been converted to plantations by the early 2000s, contributing to the loss of more ...