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A female firefly larva in a laboratory, captured by research assistant and environmental science postgraduate student at Monash University Malaysia, Tan Wei Jack, from Bukit Kiara Federal Park. — Bernama pic

Rare Gombak firefly not seen in Malaysia for over 100 years rediscovered in Bukit Kiara by student, prompts new questions about species survival

Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife. — Reuters pic

Plastic that melts away in hours: Japan’s ocean pollution game-changer

This picture taken on March 7, 2022 shows a diver swims among the coral on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. — AFP pic

As reefs bleach and die, scientists freeze trillions of coral cells from the Great Barrier Reef to save them for the future

A view of Riyadh Metro’s landmark King Abdullah Financial District station. — Picture from Visit Saudi website

‘Society in one place’: Saudis embrace metro life as decades-old social divisions start to fade

Taiwanese beauty influencer Guava Beauty recently dies, with fans speculating over the cause. — Screengrabs from Instagram/Guava Beauty

Known for ‘eating’ lip gloss and blush, Taiwanese influencer Guava Beauty dies and sparks online debate over cause of death

Three capybaras had initially escaped from the Yangzhou Zhuyuwan Scenic Area. — Picture courtesy of Yangzhou Zhuyuwan

‘The runaway child has returned’: China’s capybara fugitive Doubao finally caught after two-month zoo escape

Pulau Perhentian is among the top destinations inside Malaysia for European travellers. — Picture from Agoda

Agoda: Malaysia ranks fourth in European travellers’ pick this summer, interest rises by 20pc and highest among top destinations

The Artemis multi-mass accelerator mass spectrometry system at the LMC14 Laboratory at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission in Saclay, southwest Paris. — AFP pic

Carbon-14 never lies: How science dated Notre-Dame’s iron and caught art fakers

Mastering control of the rising and falling rattan chinlone ball teaches patience, says a veteran of the traditional Myanmar sport. — AFP pic

When the going gets rough, Myanmar players keep the ‘chinlone’ ball rolling

The Bidayuh community from Kampung Segu Bunuk took part in the Brarak and Bipajak Gawai Bisegu 2025 parade held in conjunction with the Gawai Dayak Festival celebration at Kampung Segu Bunuk, Jalan Puncak Borneo in Padawan. — Bernama pic

Indi Awang, Indi Asung: Thousands join vibrant Brarak and Bipijak Gawai parade celebrating Bidayuh unity, culture

Passengers enter a private transportation bus in Beirut, Lebanon on May 28, 2025. — AFP pic

Don’t have money, bus card will do: Can Lebanon’s new public transport system get Beirut moving again?

The use of fertilisers, which release nitrous oxide, is the third most potent greenhouse gas after methane and CO2. — AFP pic

New study shows Nestle, PepsiCo and other food giants get failing marks on climate action

File picture of workers at a production line manufacturing clothing for Shein at a factory in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China April 1, 2025. — Reuters pic

No more ‘fast fashion’: France targets Shein-like clothing with new Bill, but critics slam weak reforms

This handout combination of undated images released by NASA/ESA on June 2, 2025, shows Three future scenarios for a Milky Way and Andromeda encounter. — AFP pic

‘It’s basically a coin flip’: Study says galactic doom from Milky Way-Andromeda crash not guaranteed after all

Greenpeace environmental activists set up a wax statue of French President Emmanuel Macron - they say they stole earlier at the Grevin Museum - during an action against France's gas and fertilizer imports from Russia, outside the Russian Embassy in Paris on June 2, 2025. — AFP pic

Greenpeace steals Macron wax figure from Paris museum, dumps it at Russian embassy in anti-trade protest

Bleached and dead coral are seen around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia on April 5, 2024. — AFP pic

As world gets hotter, what happens when coral reefs die?