Leonard Chng

As part of our monthly Asia's Rising Scientists series, we talk to Aisa Mijeno, professor at De La Salle University—Lipa and co-founder & CEO of SALt.

Here are six facts about the Nepal earthquake which has already claimed 4,300 lives and left more than 8,500 injured.

A molecular tug-of-war between two protein complexes gives rise to the amazing diversity of petal shapes in orchids, scientists say.

Two year-old Matheryn Naovaratpong has become the youngest person to undergo cryogenic freezing.

Eye contact between dog and owner can trigger surges of oxytocin in both, deepening their interspecies bond.

Hot on the heels of a call for a moratorium, researchers in China have successfully edited the genome of human embryos.