Climate change isn’t just threatening our future: It’s causing some of the oldest known artwork to decay at an exponential rate. Cave paintings in Indonesia that date to 44,000 years ago are being threatened by increased salt crystals forming due to rising temperatures and longer dry spells, according to new research. The crystals weaken the … Read more
So that’s why they call them Robber Crabs: Clever crustacean lives up to its name and makes off with a shoe A sneaky robber crabs snatches lone block boot on popular tourist beach Taiwan-based zoologist found crab scuttling on Dolly beach on Christmas Island Huge crab diligently drags a black boot from the shore with it’s … Read more
Veiled ‘female ISIS terrorist’ is shot dead during gunfight in Indonesia’s police headquarters days after newlywed fanatics blew themselves up in cathedral suicide attack A woman wearing a blue veil has been shot by police in Jakarta, Indonesia today Police said the woman believed in Islamic State ideology and was a ‘lone wolf’ She had … Read more
Two suicide bombers believed to be members of a militant network with Islamic State allegiances have blown themselves up outside a church packed with Palm Sunday Mass parishioners in Indonesia. At least 20 church parishioners and security guards were injured in the blast outside the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar on the island … Read more
An interactive map has revealed where the 80 per cent of ‘undiscovered life’ not yet found on planet Earth is thought to be hiding, according to its developers. The world’s first ‘map of undiscovered life’ was created by scientists from Yale University and will help experts track unknown species ‘lurking in the shadows’. The work … Read more
Motorcyclist’s terrifying brush with death when he rides into the path of a speeding train at level crossing The motorcyclist ignored loud sirens warning about the approaching train The train driver blasted his horn as his locomotive approached the crossing If identified, the rogue rider faces a £40 fine and up to three months in … Read more
Corgi shows off his impressive doggy paddle – after struggling to get his little legs over the side of the pool Oliver, a six-year-old Corgi, adorably struggles to scoot his little legs into a pool Footage was filmed by owner Christell Eve at their home in Jakarta, Indonesia Eventually the persistent pooch manages to shuffle his body in … Read more
It’s not a game of Hungry Hippo: Outrage after woman caught throwing plastic bottle into animal’s mouth at a safari park in Indonesia A woman threw the plastic bottle out of her car during the safari in West Java Cyntia Atu, who was driving behind, alerted officials who rushed to the hippo The animal managed … Read more
Julia Roberts and George Clooney will film new rom-com Ticket to Paradise in Australia after receiving a $6.4million location grant from the government By Abi Moustafa For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:03 GMT, 8 March 2021 | Updated: 23:07 GMT, 8 March 2021 Australia has become the new Hollywood during the Covid-19 pandemic as major … Read more
The sky above an erupting volcano in Indonesia has turned a stunning electric purple during a lightning storm. Spectacular images captured the spectacle as Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatra, continued to spew a column of ash and smoke up to 16,400ft (5km) into the sky as lightning bolts crackled above. Sinabung leapt back into life … Read more