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Keeping Farming Afloat With Floating Gardens

Adopting Bangladesh's floating gardens could reduce food insecurity in parts of the world prone to flooding because of climate change.

Uncovering The Secrets Of The World’s Toughest Materials

Hexagonal boron nitride’s (h-BN) exceptional toughness comes from its unique structure and composition, helping the material withstand greater stress.

Dragon Man Discovery Rewrites Evolutionary History

The ‘Dragon Man’ skull uncovered by researchers from China could be a new species more closely related to modern humans than Neanderthals.

How Native Rice Varieties Can Help Fight Climate Change

A previously overlooked local rice variety in Vietnam could be used to help breed more climate-resilient crops, find scientists.

Pan Jianwei: China’s Father Of Quantum

From unhackable video chats to ultra-secure data transmission, China's Pan Jianwei is laying the groundwork for a quantum future in more ways than one.

The Wearables Wicking Sweat Away

Sweat, begone! Using a new technique, researchers are creating porous membranes for wearable biosensors that rapidly remove water on the skin.

Ancient Giant Rhinos Found In China

Move over, woolly mammoth! A new species of giant rhino that roamed ancient Asia’s open landscapes could be among the largest land animals that ever lived.

How Wolbachia Stops Dengue In Its Tracks

Scientists have shown that infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria prevents them from carrying dengue and lowers disease incidence by 77 percent.

Charging Tiny Electronics With WiFi

A Singapore-Japan team has devised a method to harness WiFi signals and convert them into energy, powering small electronics like LEDs in the process.