
These low-cost housing solutions are made from bamboo
The Housing NOW project addresses home insecurity in a variety of affordable, efficient and sustainable ways. Started...

Myanmar’s eco-friendly startup transforms trash into treasure—and jobs
Trash is a big problem in Myanmar. Garbage is scattered in the streets with smells of burning trash never far behind—but...

Scientist finds dinosaur tail trapped in amber - and it's covered with feathers
Were dinosaurs the scaly, lizard-like monsters we know from movies and television - or were they really just misunderstood,...

99-million-year-old dinosaur tail found immaculately preserved in amber
Researchers recently discovered an amber nugget containing the first preserved dinosaur tail - and it's covered...

Off-grid solar could help everyone in Myanmar receive power by 2030
Only 16 percent of rural houses in Myanmar have access to electricity, but that's about to change. A government-led...

M6.8 quake in Myanmar causes historic Bagan monuments to crumble
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, damaging many historic temples dating back to the...

Massive hidden fault could cause a cataclysmic earthquake, scientists warn
Predicting the date and time of an earthquake is impossible, but seismologists can use trends in tectonic activity...

Endangered tiger trade soars as Myanmar offers up wild cat parts to Chinese tourists
There are less than 3,000 tigers left in the world, but that doesn't matter in Mong La, a Myanmar town where tiger...