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Space Ginseng, Anyone?

Ginseng, a herb with a long history in traditional Chinese medicine, has made its first trip to space and back aboard the Shenzhou-10 spacecraft.

Health

Flooding Prompts Health Concerns In Philippines

Philippine health officials have expressed concern over the risk of diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases following days of extensive flooding in the north of the country.

Features

Teleportation Just Got Easier – But Not For You, Unfortunately

The chance of successful teleportation has considerably increased, but only for photons - Ben Buchler explains why.

In the Lab

Dragonflies See Things Using On-Off Switches In Their Brains

Researchers have discovered a novel and complex visual circuit in a dragonfly's brain that could one day help to improve vision systems for robots.

In the Lab

Diamonds Are For Tracking Stem Cells

Scientists have used fluorescent nanodiamonds to tag and track single stem cells within mouse lung tissue.

Features

The Billion Dollar Cashmere Industry And Its Impact In Central Asia

The multi-billion dollar global cashmere industry is placing native wild animals in Central Asia at risk, finds a new study.

Features

OPINION: India’s Leaders Need To Do More For Higher Education

India's political parties must do more to help the country's higher education sector, writes Prof. Pushkar of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani-Goa.

Features

OPINION: Ten Reasons Why Australia Urgently Needs A Space Agency

Andrew Dempster, Director at the Australian Center for Space Engineering Research at UNSW, explains why Australia needs a space agency.

Academia

Nine Indian Scientists Honored At NASI-Scopus Young Scientists Awards

Nine young Indian scientists were honored last week at the 7th NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Awards.

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