By Hope Carreon 柯赫普
With their tiny frame, wide goggling eyes, pointy ears, and nimble ninja attack style, these small arboreal primates from the lush trees of the Philippines and Indonesia can be easily mistaken for the Jedi master Yoda. These real-life Yodas are called tarsiers. In fact, because of this uncanny resemblance, it was rumored to be the inspiration behind the legendary Star Wars character. With its array of features, tarsiers are one of the most intriguing yet enigmatic creatures in the natural world.
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by Peng-Yu Chen
The use of camouflage by humans is relatively recent compared to animals. Camouflage is crucial in nature and many animals have evolved to make use of it. Chameleons make subtle color adjustments to blend into their background, leaf butterflies have fake leaf stalk, veins, and perfect dead-leaf coloring, and stick insects resemble sticks. However, it was not until World War I that military camouflage began being used by humans. by Angie Chinese New Year is an annual festival that celebrates the new year based on the lunar calendar. This year (2024), Chinese New Year was celebrated on February 10th. Traditionally, it is celebrated for 15 to 16 days. During those days, there are certain taboos people should avoid in order to avoid attracting bad luck when going into a new year. By Sarisa Ovararint
Thailand has the highest rate of gun ownership in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and is ranked 13th in the world with a total of 10.3 million civilian guns. That means with a population of 70.1 million one in every seven people will have a gun. Surprisingly, among these 10 million guns, only 6.2 million are registered legally, while the remaining 4.1 million are illegal. Is it that easy to find illegal guns? Try a search for “illegal guns” on Google. It will show multiple buyers and sellers on both Facebook and X (Twitter) with a starting price of 15,000 New Taiwan Dollars, including delivery through services such as Kerry. by Noa Blu 李若雅 As the neon lights of metropolitan Taiwan compete with the ancient whispers of its past, the streets are painted with the visible layers of colonialism, telling a tale of resilience, adaptation, and the ongoing quest for identity. Like the layers at an archaeological dig, the overlapping strata of colonial history are visible in just a short walk through Taipei. The 2/28 Peace Park and museum (with a multi-year protest by Indigenous people against the government) is within walking distance of Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall and The Palace Museum, which is filled with items brought to Taiwan by the KMT. By Katrina Liao From the end of January to mid-February, two gigantic yellow rubber ducks were catching people’s eyes around Love River Bay at Kaohsiung Port, attracting 9 million visitors during their one-month display. Along with the joy and vitality they brought, the rubber ducks also created many economic benefits for the Kaohsiung area.
By Chelle Chin-Erh Lee
No-frills advertisements, printed at times in student and alternative newspapers, went straight to the point: “Pregnant? Don’t want to be? Call Jane.” A telephone number followed. In the dimly lit basement of a Hyde Park apartment, the hum of conversation blended with the steady tick of an old clock. Seven women, faces obscured by shadows, huddled around a worn wooden table. This was a meeting of the Jane Collective, Chicago’s answer to the suffocating grip of illegal abortion in the late 1960s. Heather Booth, a young college student with fiery red hair, nervously tapped a pencil on the table. She had started it all, a simple act of helping a friend in need that blossomed into a clandestine network of women fighting for reproductive rights. “We’ve had twelve calls this week,” she announced, her voice barely a whisper. “More and more women are finding us.” by Peng-Yu Chen
Origin Every time you are at the supermarket counter you hear a loud “beep!” By scanning barcodes, the cashier can easily know the details of the product. Barcodes have indeed made a great impact on modern life. They are all around us in our daily lives, but how much do we know about them? |
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