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Fluctuating Sea Levels Threaten Southeast Asia’s Coastal Dwellers

Sea levels rose and fell two feet around 6,000 years ago in Southeast Asia, even without human-induced climate change.

Using Artificial Caterpillars To Test The ‘Enemies Hypothesis’

In tropical forests, plant diversity, plant species composition and plant structures affect the top-down control of herbivorous insects.

The World’s Thinnest Oxide Semiconductor

This oxide semiconductor is just one-atom thick, opening up new possibilities for flexible, wearable technologies.

How Do 2D Materials Crack?

To understand how thin two dimensional materials crack, we must go beyond existing theory, scientists say.

Modeling Nanodroplet Breakups To Improve 3D Printing

Scientists have now modeled how the 12,000 molecules of water in a single nanodroplet behave upon impact.

Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Sayed Azam-Ali

Just four crops provide 60 percent of the world's food supply. Scientists like Sayed Azam-Ali are hoping to change that for the better.

Terahertz Wireless Links Could Transfer Digital Data In A Snap

Terahertz wireless links to spaceborne satellites could enable transferring the entire content of a DVD in a fraction of a second.

How X-Rays Are Absorbed By Matter

An X-ray beam can ionize matter in just a few hundred femtoseconds, researchers say.

Singaporean & Israeli Universities Sign Cybersecurity Research Agreement

NTU Singapore and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel have signed a joint research agreement for cybersecurity innovations.