Hubs in Asia dominate the ranking of the world's best airports for layovers, while one in the U.S. ranked among the top five.

After a decade-long search, researchers have identified East Asia’s tallest known tree, the “Heaven Sword of the Da’an River, ...

UW acts as one of only 17 Southeast Asian educational, cultural, and historical centers in North America. The diverse array ...

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos remained among the happiest workers in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, even as many continued to grapple with stress, burnout and anxiety over career progression, a ...

Filipino employees are among the happiest workers in the Asia-Pacific region, ranking second only to Indonesia, according to the latest Workplace Happiness Index: Philippines 2025 released by ...

In the three years since the end of the COVID pandemic, cinema exhibition around the world continues to feel the impact, with a slower than expected recovery exacerbated by unpredictability in the ...

The many paths by which the religion flourished across Asia. The arrows represent the general spread of Buddhism, often via trade routes, throughout Asia, beginning around the fourth century ...

For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to AI-powered genetic research, scientists have revealed a far more entangled ...

Southeast Asia should be benefiting from China’s rise. Beijing has made the region’s growth a priority: Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s Maritime Silk Road—the nautical pillar of the Belt and Road ...

Climate change’s rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters ...

This interactive workshop invites faculty, students, and anyone interested in maps to explore the Map Library as a dynamic classroom resource and to learn how maps, used as primary sources and ...

The northern Tian Shan mountains viewed from Lake Issyk-Kul. Credit: Ryskeldi Satke The Tian Shan mountains, also known as the water tower of Central Asia, are a crucial source of water for regional ...