If you were a famous Giant Panda celebrity, Bao Li or Qing Bao, newly in residence at the National Zoo, who would be your best friend in Fairfax County? That might be Patricia Greenberg, an ecologist ...

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Bamboo scaffolding has become a focus of debate in Hong Kong after last Wednesday’s tragic fire in the territory left at least 146 dead and spurred questions over whether its use contributed to the ...

A 37,000-year-old fossilized bamboo stem, unearthed in Manipur, reveals early thorn evolution as a defense mechanism against Ice Age herbivores. This discovery highlights northeast India's role as a ...

Hong Kong (AFP) – Dozens of deaths in an inferno at a Hong Kong residential estate have ignited debate over the role the city's quintessential bamboo scaffolding played in the fire's spread, as the ...

At least 55 people have been died after a massive fire ripped through a highrise apartment complex. Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades has spotlighted its risky use of flammable bamboo ...

HONG KONG — Kan Shui-ying was home alone on Wednesday, watching television at her Hong Kong apartment while her husband and son were at work. It was around 3 p.m., she said, when she “smelled a strong ...

It’s flexible, strong and cheaper than steel and aluminium: but it has its downsides Bamboo scaffolding remains a ubiquitous sight across Hong Kong's skyline. They blanket skyscrapers, renovation ...

All eyes are on an ancient method of construction after tower blocks in Hong Kong were destroyed by fire. Devastating images and video of the inferno tearing through bamboo scaffolding around ...

Why did the Hong Kong high-rise fire turn deadly? Investigators point to key safety failures. (Image: AP) A major fire that broke out at a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong killed at least 44 ...

Dr Ehsan Noroozinejad has received funding from both national and international organisations. His most recent funding on integrated housing and climate policy comes from the Australian Public Policy ...

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