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Asia

Somerville, Massachusetts

Reliable Market

Eat first, shop later at this eatery within an Asian grocer.

More complicated than they look.

Science Finds the Cross-Continental Origins of Beer Yeast

Ales and lagers have ancestry in both Europe and Asia.

Matthew Taub March 6, 2019

Silk scroll painting of Kublai Khan on a hunting expedition.

What Life Was Like for Ancient Mongolians

Researchers studied the remains of 25 individuals for clues.

Jonathan Carey January 14, 2019

The rare snow leopard is no longer listed as "endangered."

Snow Leopards Are Finally No Longer Listed as Endangered

Conservation efforts and correcting an estimation error mean the elusive cats are now considered vulnerable.

Kelsey Kennedy September 14, 2017

An abandoned trailer in the frost of Mailuu Suu.

Life in Kyrgyzstan, 26 Years After the Collapse of the Soviet Union

Trying to see the future and reckon with the past in the former Soviet state.

Anika Burgess August 30, 2017

Permanently Closed

Slicing up the durian.

New York, New York

Durian NYC

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

Why Taiwan is So Well-Prepared for Super-Typhoons

Nepartak slammed into the country last night.

Erik Shilling July 8, 2016

Under the what3words system, it's easy (or easier) to send mail to this spot Chowd-Aimag, Mongolia.

Mongolia's New Address System Gives Every Location A Poetic Three-Word Name

The US Embassy is now located at "constants.stuffy.activism."

Cara Giaimo June 16, 2016

Tigers Have Gone Extinct in Cambodia

The country is working on a plan to reintroduce them.

Erik Shilling April 6, 2016

The crane works side by side with a rice farmer.

Lost Siberian Crane Wins Taiwan's Heart While Improving Its Food Supply

"He is like my son," says one local rice farmer.

Cara Giaimo April 1, 2016

Charyn Canyon

Raiymbek District, Kazakhstan

Charyn Canyon

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

The Prima Donna Who Snuck into Tibet in 1912 to Meet the Dalai Lama

Ailsa Ross April 29, 2015