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Caterpillar Fungi Could Have Anti-inflammatory Benefits

Scientists have discovered that a compound called cordycepin from caterpillar fungi may have anti-inflammatory properties.

Academia

China Outpaces India For Women In The Workforce

One in six college-educated Indian women works full time for an employer, says Steve Crabtree and Anita Pugliese, based on data from a new Gallup poll.

Academia

Quality Education Still A Long Way Off In Pakistan

Despite making education a constitutional right in 2010, Pakistan is unlikely to fulfill its Millennium Development Goal of achieving universal education by 2015.

In the Lab

Huge Jurassic Fossil Turtle Graveyard Found in China

Paleontologists from Germany have made a spectacular find of 1,800 fossilized turtles from the Jurassic era in China’s northwest province of Xinjiang.

Academia

Mainstreaming Science In South Asia

Educating children and women is essential to mainstreaming science in South Asia, writes T. V. Padma.

In the Lab

Koshik The ‘Korean’ Elephant Can Say Annyong, Anja, Aniya, Nuo, And Choah

An Asian elephant named Koshik can imitate human speech, speaking a grand total of five words in Korean by vocalizing with his trunk in his mouth.

Academia

Indonesia’s Plans To Cut Science Classes Raise Protests

Despite protests by parents, educators, and education observers, the Indonesian government is still moving forward to eliminate science classes from elementary schools.

Features

OPINION: India Gains Its Rightful Place In The Asian Century White Paper

The Australia in the Asian Century White Paper underlines the increasing importance of India for Australia, write two professors from the University of Adelaide,

Features

The Asian Flush Syndrome: Red-Faced Over Governmental Inaction

Those who experience the Asian Flush syndrome are at a greater risk of developing esophageal cancer, writes David Tan, and governments across Asia need to educate people about this.

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