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Ironically, Camouflaging Octopi & Squids Are Colorblind: Study

While they can effortlessly blend with the colors of their environment, cephalopods like cuttlefish, squid and octopus are themselves colorblind.

ExPace, China’s Very Own SpaceX

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, or so they say. The Chinese have branched out into commercial space with the launch of their ExPace Technology Corporation.

An Olympic Quest For Knowledge

Higher, further, faster, stronger. Science and sport may seem worlds apart, but they are also much more similar than you would think.

The Blame Game

When parties outsource duties to independent contractors who then carry out the work negligently, is the hiring party also responsible? SMU Associate Professor Low Kee Yang believes so.

Balancing The Sacred And The Secular

SMU Provost Lily Kong, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading social and cultural geographers, studies the complexities that surround a society’s religious spaces and practices.

Agents Of Change

People are influenced by their family, friends, colleagues and even strangers. This social sway can be measured by science, says SMU Visiting Professor Michael Macy.

Boosting Vaccine 2 With Antibodies From Vaccine 1

The research suggests that vaccine efficacy could be improved by exploiting cross-reactive antibodies.

The UN’s Role In Haiti’s Cholera Crisis

The UN has acknowledged its role in Haiti's cholera outbreak after much denial, and detective work by researchers that traced its origin to a UN camp. How did they do it?

China To Spend Half Of R&D Budget On Applied Research By End Of 2020

By the end of the 2020, the Chinese Academy of Sciences plans to spend half of its research budget on applied research.