Yu Min – Asian Scientist Magazine

Ground Control To Major Liu

It's a double first for China as it launches its first woman astronaut into space to assist with the country's first orbital docking. And they are just getting started.

One Year After The Great East Japan Earthquake (March 11, 2011)

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the Pacific coast of Tohoku in Japan. One year later, Japan rebuilds its towns, schools, fisheries, and... hearts.

In the Lab

Stone Age Fossils Of Red-Deer Cave People Discovered In Maludong, China

Researchers have discovered fossils of Stone Age people in China, nicknamed Red-deer Cave people because they hunted extinct red deer and cooked them in caves at Maludong.

Health

RIKEN Researchers Use New Technique To Detect H1N1 Flu Virus

RIKEN researchers are now able to detect a H1N1 influenza virus infection in only 40 minutes and with one hundred times the sensitivity of conventional methods.

In the Lab

Giant Freshwater Prawn Strain That Grows 25 Percent Faster May Help Asian Farmers

Australian scientists have helped develop a prawn that grows 25 percent faster than other cultured strains.

Health

Study: Indoor Air Pollution From Unvented Stoves Linked To Heart Disease

Exposure to biomass fuels is linked to increased blood pressure among older women, says a new study.

In the Lab

120 Million-Year-Old Pregnant Lizard Fossil Discovered In China

Scientists have discovered a 120 million-year-old pregnant fossil.

In the Lab

Chinese Researchers Say Archaeopteryx Is Not “Original Bird”

New research by Chinese scientists has thrown the winged Archaeopteryx off the evolutionary pedestal as the case study for evolution from dinosaur to bird.

In the Lab

An Optical Ruler For Nanoscale Measurements

A research group in Singapore has developed an optical ruler that can be used to make ultra-high resolution measurements.

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