The Timor green pigeon, which is under pressure from hunting and habitat loss, is at serious risk of extinction and should be uplisted to Critically Endangered, according to a new study from ...

The epicentre was at a depth of 31 kilometres but there was no tsunami risk from the magnitude-6 quake, according to ...

The discovery of thousands of stone artefacts and animal bones in a deep cave in Timor Island has led archaeologists to reassess the route that early humans took to reach Australia. Researchers dated ...

The Timor green pigeon may be closer to extinction than previously believed, with researchers estimating only 100 to 500 birds remain.

Tourism businesses from an island off the coast of Timor-Leste's capital say they fear large-scale government projects could destroy their community and local voices are being ignored in the debate.

Timing of settlement rules out the island as first ‘staging ground’ to reach Australia. Timor Island might not have been a stepping stone. Many archeologists have theorized that the island, served as ...

Conservation International finds 643 species around Timor-Leste island, some of which are believed to be entirely new A small island, a short boat trip from Timor-Leste’s capital, Dili, appears to ...

Scientists have described a new species of bent-toed gecko from a remote cave in Timor-Leste. The new species was confirmed through DNA analysis and further examination of collected specimens and is ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed has received the highest honor that a foreigner can be given from the country formerly known as East Timor. The Order of Timor was presented to the ...

Atauro Island / submitted by Doc Meyer of Virginia Beach April of last year I spent three days at Atauro Island, Timor-Leste. Bucket showers, lazy hammock days and part time solar electricity in my ...