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Koi story: priceless Japanese fish make a splash
Hand-reared for their color and beauty, koi carp have become an iconic symbol of Japan that can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars and even participate in fishy beauty contests. The nation’s koi carp were brought ...
- January 8, 2018
Beijing, Hanoi promise to keep peace in South China Sea
China and Vietnam vowed Sunday to keep the peace in the South China Sea, the resource-rich waterway that has long been a source of tension between Hanoi and its powerhouse communist neighbour. China claims most of the ...
- April 3, 2018
Scientists to revive extinct giant Galapagos tortoises
Scientists will try to revive two species of giant Galapagos tortoises thought to have been extinct by breeding genetic relatives in captivity, experts leading the effort said. The Galapagos Islands, located 1,000 kilometers ...
- June 19, 2013
US warship found deep under PH Sea
A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II and lying nearly 6,500 meters below sea level off the Philippines has been reached in the world's deepest shipwreck dive, an American exploration team said. A crewed submersible ...
- April 5, 2021
Singapore resto stops 'grab-a-crab' stunt
A Singapore restaurant Thursday suspended a bizarre promotional stunt where customers use an arcade-style machine with a mechanical claw to catch live crabs after it sparked uproar online. A video of the pink machine, ...
- October 25, 2019
Ship that oozed oil off Mauritius coast splits in 2
A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast has split into two, its Japanese operator said yesterday. The bulk carrier MK Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off the ...
- August 17, 2020
Japan heatwave threatens famed tuna auction
Fishmongers at Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji tuna auction are feeling the heat as the ageing market’s air conditioners struggle to keep up with a heatwave blanketing the country. The dilapidated market is due to close later this ...
- August 14, 2018
Orphaned dugong conservation star
Cuddles at feeding time are one of many techniques vets in Thailand are using to raise an orphaned baby dugong named Mariam, and which have helped spread interest in ocean conservation in the process. Found stranded on a ...
- July 5, 2019
Australia hatches first IVF shark
Australia has successfully hatched its first shark born via artificial insemination with hopes that the development can ultimately be used to help breed threatened species, an aquarium said yesterday. Sea Life Melbourne ...
- March 13, 2014
Fish cry for help to escape predators-scientists
Distressed fish caught by predator emit a cry for help to attract other carnivores so they can escape during the ensuing chaos, Australian scientists said yesterday. While researchers had discovered that fish emit a chemical ...
- October 30, 2015