Plants in distress

Succulent Karoo, one of the world's most threatened desert ecosystems, could well become a test case for climate change, writes BIJAL P. TRIVEDI.

Fun, fun and more fun

The contest hasn't even begun and we're already feeling exhausted just from reading up what Australia has to offer. This week, we look at the coast with the most and the best of the west.

Underwater innovation that benefits man & sea

Artificial reefs conjure up images of plastic coral and a fake aquarium look. Artificial reefs or reef balls are a relatively new phenomenon in Malaysia but September will see the first of several efforts to placeI/I>them in our waters.

Marine life in all its glory

IT WAS underwater photographer David Doubilet#8217;s most difficult and exciting assignment ever: to shoot great white sharks all over the world. It was nerve-racking work, not just because of the risks involved but also because dwindling white shark populations meant that weeks went by without any sighting.

Through the lens of truth

James Nachtwey, the highly admired photojournalist, has been documenting war and violence across the globe for almost 30 years. Why does he keep doing it and how does one keep covering such hellish, dehumanising territory and not lose one's own humanity or compassion? MENG YEW CHOONG finds out.

Diversity on display

Professional women photographers capture the diversity of culture and race through their lenses for a National Geographic exhibition, reports PATSY KAM.

Tiger hunt that wasn't

In avid search of a tiger sighting in Nepal, MARTIN SPICE gets close enough to see ? tiger vomit!

The sea is special

If you#8217;re an underwater enthusiast, be prepared to be awed and enriched by a veritable feast of underwater images, exhibitions and industry luminaries from around the world. It will all be happening in Kuala Lumpur later this month.

Documentary on Marco Polo route

THE National Geographic Channel Asia will shoot a documentary in China to tell the story of an American photographer's journey along the 'Marco Polo route' from the West to the East.

Almost inseparable