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Japan Experiences First Dengue Outbreak In 70 Years

Japan's first dengue outbreak in 70 years underscores the rising impact of mosquito-borne diseases as global temperatures rise.

Microbes Evolve Faster Than Oceans Can Disperse Them

A genomic study of marine bacteria reveals how localized biogeographic patterns form in the open oceans.

Korean Engineer Wins Technology Innovation Award

KAIST's Professor Oh Ilkwon has been named this year's winner of the Energy Technology Innovation Award.

ADB Ranks Japan & Korea As Asia’s Most Innovative

Japan and Korea have come out tops in the new Creativity Productivity Index, which focuses on how countries turn creative inputs into innovative outputs.

China’s Worrying Diabetes Epidemic

Studies show that one in four diabetics worldwide reside in China and half the population is prediabetic, a grave situation that urgently needs to be addressed.

Coastal Populations Should Brace For More Typhoons

Human-induced sea level rises demand that coastal communities integrate climate adaptation with disaster mitigation, scientists say.

Song Kiseok Named 2014 Marconi Society Young Scholar

Song Kiseok has been awarded the 2014 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award.

Spotting Refractory Epilepsy Early With Scalp EEG

Scientists have developed an automated and quantitative method of diagnosing epilepsy in children based on scalp EEG.

Jurassic ‘Squirrels’ Push Back Evolution Of Mammals

The discovery of three squirrel-like fossils in China suggests that mammals first appeared much earlier than previously thought.