The pitcher plants of the rainforest
IN 1930, Dr Eric Mjoberg’s book, ‘Forest Life and Adventures in the Malay Archipelago’, was published in English. Mjoberg was…
Browsing: Nature Matters
Crocodilia in Malaysian waters
“OF all the reptiles in Borneo, by far the most important, when it is considered in relation to man, is…
The sands of time are rapidly running out
WHILE the clocks rapidly tick away to the Oct 31 to Nov 12 Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 summit…
Getting to know fascinating Malaysian seahorses
THIS species of fish bears the taxonomic name ‘Hippocampus’ derived from the Greek ‘hippos’ (horse) and ‘kampos’ meaning monster. In…
Exploring meteotsunami events
MOST of us are aware of tsunamis, large waves caused by submarine disturbances and land upheavals, such as volcanic eruptions,…
Darwin? Which one?
WHEN one hears the name Darwin, one immediately conjures up an image of an old man with a white beard…
Temperate rainforests
MENTION the word ‘rainforest’ and to most of us, it conjures up a vision of tropical and equatorial climates and…
Wildfires and pyrogeography
WILDFIRES have been commonplace events dating back to Palaeolithic and Mesolithic times and even before man in lightning flash fires…