Scientists have described a new bird species found only on the island of Alor in eastern Indonesia. The Alor myzomela is easily distinguished from other known members of the Myzomela genus of ...

A 13-day boat trip through the archiepelago reveals stunning natural beauty and a multitude of cultures and languages.

Researchers have found three bodies on Indonesia's Alor Island, dating from 7,500 to 13,000 years ago, that shed new light on burial practices and migration of the earliest humans in island Southeast ...

The discovery of the world's oldest-known fishing hooks to be placed in a burial mound may end up rewriting the history of gender roles in Pleistocene-era Indonesia. The five hooks were found in a ...

Indonesian mobile operator XL Axiata has deployed 4G to Alor Island. The island, which is located in East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur, or NTT), is the southernmost province of Indonesia. The ...

The world's oldest known fish-hooks have been discovered placed in a burial ritual, found on Indonesia's Alor Island, northwest of East Timor. An archaeologist from The Australian National University ...

Archaeologists from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a rare child burial dating back 8,000 years on Alor Island, Indonesia. The one-of-its-kind burial for the region is from ...

Off Alor Island in the vast Indonesian archipelago, researchers and conservationists are using tagging technology to track endangered pelagic thresher sharks (Alopias pelagicus), many of which are ...

Lasiana Beach, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Tempo/Jhon Seo TEMPO.CO, Kupang - Alor district, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), is known for its fascinating view of the sea that is used as a diving site ...

The discovery by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) of three bodies on Indonesia’s Alor Island, dating from 7,500 to 13,000 years ago, sheds new light on burial practices and ...