6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (396+ words) Lee Yao-chang () from Taiwan's National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center said that amniotes use an integrated thoracic skeleton to inhale and exhale oxygen via costal muscles, a major difference from their anamniote relatives, which rely on breathing through their skin or…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (294+ words) The magnitude 5. 1 earthquake that hit Nantou County yesterday morning was an isolated event, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA), but warned of possible aftershocks measuring between magnitude 4 and 4. 5 for the next week. According to the agency, the earthquake struck…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (166+ words) A magnitude 5. 6 earthquake struck off the coast of Taitung County at 2: 53pm today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The epicenter was 66. 8km northeast of Taitung County Hall at a depth of 22. 9km, the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (444+ words) Three hikers " two Singaporeans and an Indonesian " died yesterday in an eruption of Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano where they found themselves in a no-go zone, officials said. The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 10km into the air,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (147+ words) A magnitude 4. 4 earthquake today struck Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 7: 08am, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The epicenter of the quake was in Hualien County's Fengbin Township () about 31km south-southwest of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (173+ words) A magnitude 6. 1 earthquake struck off the coast of Yilan County at 8: 39pm tonight, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The epicenter was 38. 7km east-northeast of Yilan County Hall at a focal depth of 98. 3km, the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (234+ words) A magnitude 7. 5 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of "Japan at 3: 53pm today, as authorities urged residents to stay away from "coastal areas where tsunami waves of up to 3m were expected. The tremor had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (291+ words) Argentine lawmakers yesterday approved a bill promoted by Argentine President Javier Milei that authorizes mining in ecologically sensitive areas of glaciers and permafrost, a step environmentalists and scientists have said would weaken protections and threaten water resources. The amendment to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (295+ words) The Central Weather Administration (CWA) yesterday warned of aftershocks over the next three days, after two earthquakes rocked Hualien County in eastern Taiwan early yesterday morning. The first quake, with a magnitude of 5. 7, struck at 1: 14am off the coast of Hualien,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (325+ words) A team of Taiwanese and Japanese scientists has identified sea lion fossils in waters around Taiwan proper in a breakthrough discovery that raises new questions. The team, which includes Tsai Cheng-hsiu (), an associate professor of life sciences at National Taiwan…...