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The Milky Way’s Sun-Facing Spiral Is Bigger Than We Thought
The spiral arm of our galaxy that is closest to the Sun stretches for approximately 20,000 light years, significantly larger than previous estimates.
Five APAC Scientists Predicted To Win 2016 Nobel Prize
Five scientists from Asia Pacific institutions or countries of origin have been chosen by Thomson Reuters as its 2016 Citation Laureates.
92% Of People Live Where Air Pollution Is Dangerously High
90 percent of air pollution-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, with nearly two out of three occurring in WHO’s Southeast Asia and Western Pacific regions.
Brain Control: A Promising Way To Create Motor Memories
A new study shows that human motor memories can be manipulated artificially and noninvasively.
Reuters Top 100: South Korea’s KAIST Only Asian University In Top 10
A total of 20 universities from Asia made it into the Reuters Top 100: The World’s Most Innovative Universities 2016 list.
THE World Uni Rankings 2016-2017: National Uni Of Singapore Leads Asia
289 Asian universities from 24 countries make the overall Times Higher Education list of 980 institutions.
FDA Approves Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Drug
Scientists in Australia had originally developed Eteplirsen®, a drug that treats a rare and fatal muscle-wasting disease affecting one in 3,500 boys worldwide.
Zika Test By Singapore Firm Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization
A Zika test developed by Singapore-based Vela Diagnostics has received Emergency Use Authorization for use in the United States.
World’s Largest Radio Telescope Prepares To Listen
China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope was completed on September 25 with debugging and testing to follow.