A collaborative team of UK and Indonesian scientists has identified a rare Rafflesia hasseltii specimen in a rainforest located in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The team included Indonesian botanist Septian Andriki and Chris Thorogood, the deputy director of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. The researchers embarked on an extensive trek through dense rainforest for nearly

Australia’s recent law prohibiting children under 16 from creating social media accounts is facing a constitutional challenge in the nation’s highest court. Two teenagers, Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, contend that the law infringes on their right to free communication. The legislation, which mandates that companies like Meta, TikTok, and YouTube enforce this age restriction

Severe flooding in southern Thailand has affected over 2 million people, resulting in at least 18 fatalities. The floods have mainly impacted ten provinces, with Hat Yai experiencing its heaviest rainfall in three centuries, recording 335mm in a single day. This situation has led authorities to mobilize military ships and helicopters to assist with relief