Examining a 3-meter stack of bat feces has shed light on the landscape of the ancient continent of Sundaland. The research could help explain the biodiversity of present-day Borneo, Sumatra, and Java.

Save money, live better, travel more.A 2019 study by the center shed light on the power of the tsunami that crashed into more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) of coastline in Sumatra and Java. More ...

This week in 1883, Krakatoa, a volcano on an uninhabited island between Sumatra and Java, violently erupted. Volcanic dust spewed into the atmosphere. Huge tsunami waves swept across the region. An… ...

Memories of the Dec. 26, 2004, earthquake and tsunami that left 160,000 people on Sumatra dead or missing remain fresh in the minds of Indonesians.

On 22 December 2018, a flank of the Anak Krakatau plunged into the Sunda strait between the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java, triggering a tsunami that killed 430 people. An international ...

As of Monday afternoon, at least 373 people were believed to have died this past weekend when a tsunami caused by the volcano's eruption swamped coastal towns on the islands of Sumatra and Java ...