Scientists say early human relatives could have met the largest primate that ever lived. Gigantopithecus blacki stood nearly ...
When we look back at history, there are so many fascinating insights to be gleaned, which in turn can illuminate our present and teach us about how best to navigate our future. There's also an ...
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, ...
Climate change-fueled landslides wiped out nearly one in 10 remaining members of the world's rarest great ape species on Indonesia's Sumatra island, scientists said Wednesday. A single weather event ...
Most wild species are shaped by weather. Storms, floods, droughts, and landslides are part of the natural world, and many ecosystems have always had to absorb them. But when a species is already ...
The world’s rarest great ape, the Tapanuli orangutan Pongo tapanuliensis now faces population collapse after the recent devastating cyclone in Indonesia. The world’s rarest great ape, the Tapanuli ...
Nearly three weeks after a cyclone ripped through northern Sumatra, killing more than 1,000 people, the Indonesian region remains devastated. Towns are cut off and more than 100,000 people have been ...