Image courtesy of Yudi Semai. Rejung music originated with the Semende, a society in Sumatra where assets are inherited down the female line. “Because the nature has been kept intact in Semende ...

South of the town of Tapaktuan in Sumatra, NATURE host Chris Morgan takes a beach detour with his friend Arjun. He’s been traveling for five consecutive days to reach a field camp that will ...

The international research team established 52 tree islands of varying sizes and diversity of planted trees in a conventional industrial oil palm plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia. This innovative ...

The critically endangered fish, discovered in the commercial aquarium trade, can only be found in one forest swamp on Sumatra, Indonesia.

Many of these researchers were also involved in the discovery of a small new species of gecko in a Sumatra nature reserve.

52 people have been confirmed dead following flash floods on Indonesia's Sumatra Island. Monsoon rains and a landslide from Mount Marapi caused extensive damage in four districts of West Sumatra ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...