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Indian Mars Mission Beats Neighbors, Sniffs For Methane
Last Tuesday, the Indian space agency launched a mission to Mars in order to place a satellite into orbit around that planet.
Air Pollution Causes Cancer, So Let’s Do Something About It
Bin Jalaludin of the University of New South Wales discusses how outdoor air pollution could be carcinogenic to humans.
China’s Pharma Scandal And The Ethics Of The Global Drug Market
Scientists, clinicians and regulators are worried that tainted and counterfeit medicines are potentially being manufactured in China.
Extraordinary ‘Missing Link’ Fossil Fish Found In China
A spectacular new 419 million year old fossil of an armored fish called Entelognathus has been unearthed in China.
Quality Not Quantity: Measuring The Impact Of Published Research
Professor Warwick Anderson, CEO of Australia's NHMRC, discusses how the real impact of published research should be measured.
Starry-Eyed Dung Beetles And Inside-Out Beer Goggles … It’s Ig Nobel Time
Scientists from Japan and Thailand have the dubious honor of being awarded this year's Ig Nobel Prize for Medicine and Public Health, respectively.
Complementary Medicines May Put Cancer Patients’ Lives At Risk
Nial Wheate discusses why it is worrying that many cancer patients use complementary medicine to supplement regular hospital treatment.
Teleportation Just Got Easier – But Not For You, Unfortunately
The chance of successful teleportation has considerably increased, but only for photons - Ben Buchler explains why.
Japanese Supercomputer Takes Big Byte Out Of The Brain
Just how much of a leap forward is the recent simulation of our brain's neural network by the Japanese supercomputer known as K computer? Peter McOwan discusses.