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 ...

In 2017, a groundbreaking discovery in the world of primates made headlines: scientists described the Tapanuli orangutan, the newest great ape species on Earth. However, the excitement was short-lived ...

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 ...