Indonesia’s wildfire emissions surge to world’s highest, data shows
Indonesia is facing a surge in emissions from wildfires burning through parched stretches of forest and peatland on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, with carbon dioxide readings currently the highest in the world, data has shown. Fire emissions from Indonesia from September 1 to September 7 reached 19.7 million metric tons, overtaking Russia this week and making up more than a third of the…
New research reveals that the world's oldest evidence of habitual drug use dates back 25,000 years to an island in Indonesia. Two prehistoric hunter-gatherers had strange grooves in their teeth caused by regularly sucking on betel nuts, palm seeds that contain a neuroactive substance. The discovery, published in Science Advances, suggests the numbing nuts did not relieve toothache as intended, but may have worsened dental conditions over time.
Betel nut chewing, now prevalent in South Asia and Oceania, is the earliest-known addictive behavior.
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