Di Li – Asian Scientist Magazine

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Researchers have analyzed the social networks that link individual birds to each other - a kind of 'Facebook for birds'.

Professor Warwick Anderson, CEO of Australia's NHMRC, discusses how the real impact of published research should be measured.

Astronomers have begun to map the location of the most massive objects in our galaxy – the giant gas clouds where new stars are born.

Scientists have determined the high-resolution atomic structure of a receptor that most strains of HIV use to get into human immune cells.

More needs to be done to reduce preventable deaths among mothers and newborns in Laos, say experts.

Wild male orangutans plan their travel direction one day in advance and communicate these plans to other orangutans, according to a study.

A natural component of Australian tarantula venom is more potent against certain insect pests than existing chemical insecticides.

Coal-fired power stations in emerging economies in Asia could be responsible for rising mercury levels in fish, according to researchers.

There is no truth to the long-held belief that alcohol causes depression, according to a study by researchers in Australia.