Onapsis appoints Simon Naylor as VP, Asia Pacific
Onapsis announced the appointment of Simon Naylor as Vice President, Asia Pacific. In this new role, Naylor will be responsible for driving business growth in Asia Pacific. “Simon brings a wealth of experience with cybersecurity in the APAC region,.....»»
Novel research takes marine conservation tools to a new dimension
In the new article "Incorporating multidimensional behavior into a risk management tool for a critically endangered and migratory species" published in Conservation Biology, researchers combined data on the diving behavior of East Pacific leatherback.....»»
Warning sting on Asia"s bee pollinators
Bee pollinators are a crucial link to food production and food security for more than have the world's population living in Asia—but few species have been closely studied or assessed for their range, numbers and conservation status......»»
Nikola appoints Girsky new CEO, posts big Q2 loss; shares tumble
The company lost $218 million during the second quarter compared with a $173 million loss during the same quarter last year. Shares tumbled 26 percent......»»
Discarded plastic blights Honduran mangrove island
A heron chick flutters clumsily after hatching in a nest on a mangrove island littered with plastic waste in the Gulf of Fonseca, along the Pacific Coast of Central America......»»
Nikola appoints Girsky new CEO, posts big Q2 loss
The company lost $218 million during the second quarter compared with a $173 million loss during the same quarter last year......»»
Why ASEAN nations need to jointly fund their fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
In maritime Southeast Asia, where more than ten million fishers earn their living, the impact of illegal fishing practices is particularly relevant......»»
Crater lake sediments in Northeast China reveal 25-thousand-year-long record of dust activity in East Asia
Dust storms occur frequently throughout Central and East Asia today. Several driving factors, particularly related to the East Asian Summer Monsoon, the East Asian Winter Monsoon and the westerlies, can influence dust production and transport in thes.....»»
Dead fish carpet beaches at Pacific coast town in north Mexico as experts blame toxic algae bloom
A town on northern Mexico's Pacific coast saw its beaches carpeted with dead fish after what experts describe as a toxic algae bloom......»»
Tech shares fall as China mulls child smartphone limits
Shares of firms such as Alibaba and video-sharing website Bilibili extended their losses in Asia on Thursday......»»
King of the Ring of Fire
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai is a giant volcano under the South Pacific Ocean, 3,000km (1,860mi) east of Australia. The January 15, 2022, eruption of Hunga Tonga propelled a huge dome of water and volcanic ash up through the entire stratosp.....»»
The latest numbers on the microchip shortage: Asian factories hit hardest
Assembly plants in Asia were hit hardest by a lack of semiconductors this week, according to the latest estimate by AutoForecast Solutions......»»
French leader goes green to woo Pacific islands
France's President Emmanuel Macron stripped off his suit jacket Friday to wander the wild forests of Papua New Guinea on a green-tinted charm offensive in the South Pacific......»»
Island appoints Steve Tchejeyan as President
Island announced the addition of Steve Tchejeyan to its executive team as President. Tchejeyan brings decades of executive leadership experience driving successful business strategies and growth initiatives for some of the world’s leading technolog.....»»
Corals reveal 100-year warming history of the Pacific Ocean
Earth's oceans are a complex system of interconnected transport highways for heat, nutrients and the transfer of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and sea. Meridional overturning circulation is the process by which these key components move from.....»»
Delaying methane mitigation increases risk of breaching Paris Agreement climate goal, study finds
A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers shows that efforts to reduce methane emissions are needed immediately if we are to meet global climate change goals......»»
Spurge purge: Plant fossils reveal ancient South America-to-Asia "escape route"
Anyone who has taken a long road trip or bike ride has used a product of the spurge plant family—rubber. The spurge family, or Euphorbiaceae, includes economically valuable plants like the rubber tree, castor oil plant, poinsettia and cassava. Newl.....»»
Could the law of the sea be used to protect small island states from climate change?
Climate change will wreak havoc on small island developing states in the Pacific and elsewhere. Some will be swamped by rising seas. These communities also face more extreme weather, increasingly acidic oceans, coral bleaching and harm to fisheries......»»
Shellfish reefs improve marine biodiversity
Local shellfish including native razorfish and flat oysters, and feral pacific oysters, are showing strong ecosystem benefits for marine species within the Port River estuary ecosystem in Adelaide—with Flinders University researchers also discoveri.....»»
102.3 meters: Research team finds Asia"s tallest tree in China"s Xizang
If you look up "the tallest tree in Asia" on the internet, it may mention Menara, a yellow meranti (Shorea faguetiana) tree with a height of 100.8 meters found in Malaysia. The record, however, has now been broken......»»
Drought resilience toolkit helps protect regional communities
El Niño conditions brewing in the Pacific Ocean could exacerbate the return of extremely hot temperatures in regional Australia, but Flinders University experts have developed a drought resilience toolkit with strategies that can assist regional com.....»»