The iconic Homo erectus fossil was welcomed home with a repatriation ceremony and a new museum exhibit in Jakarta.

Scientists warn that a recently discovered fault could unleash a catastrophic future earthquake in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta ...

The parts of the skeleton – a skull cap, molar and thigh bone – were the first known specimens of Homo erectus ...

Rio was born on Nov. 27 to Hu Chun, a 15-year-old adult female, and Cai Tao. The pair arrived in Indonesia in 2017 on a ...

Java Man, the first fossil evidence of Homo erectus, has returned to Indonesia after over a century in the Netherlands. This ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake shook the Indonesian island of Java on Tuesday, killing at least one person and damaging hundreds of homes. At least 20 people were injured, ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 17 people who were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the ...

JOMBANG, East Java: Hundreds of people from all over Indonesia visit the Islamic boarding school Tebuireng daily located in East Java’s Jombang city, paying respects and chanting prayers at the tombs ...

Indonesia's Semeru Volcano Monitoring Station (PGA) in Lumajang regency, East Java Province, recorded 31 volcanic eruption-related earthquakes just within Tuesday morning.

"The majority who died were hit by buildings," said one local official Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the human interest vertical at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2017.

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