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In the Lab

Hide And Seek: Looking For The Elusive Sterile Neutrinos

The joint result of two separate experiments has significantly shrunk the hiding space for a light sterile neutrino.

Pharma

GHIT Fund Invests Further US$11.4 Million In Malaria And Tuberculosis Research

GHIT Fund is ramping up investments for researchers working on antimalarial and tuberculosis drugs and treatments.

Columns

Discernment: Crucial To Our Children’s Success?

A Uganda-based study has attempted to teach primary school-aged children critical thinking skills about science and health, despite what they might read on the internet.

In the Lab

The Force Awakens? Physicists Succeed At ‘Stopping’ Light

Like when Kylo Ren used the Force to stop a laser blast mid-air, Australian physicists have successfully trapped light in an experiment.

Features

Tiangong Falls Out Of The Sky, China Must Ask Itself Why

Could the prospect of burning debris from Tiangong-1 raining down on Earth herald a new area of cooperation between space agencies?

In the Lab

‘Water Pill’ Prevents Lung Cancer Drug Resistance

A cheap diuretic could extend the effectiveness of existing lung cancer drugs, research suggests.

Columns

Subject: Zika, OMG

If you were emailing your friends about the Zika outbreak as it unfolded, it might looked something like this.

Features

8 Scientists From India To Watch (VIDEO)

From the mysteries of deep space to the molecular mechanisms of our very cells, India’s scientists are breaking new ground everyday.

World’s Largest Radio Telescope Prepares To Listen

China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope was completed on September 25 with debugging and testing to follow.

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