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Save Australia’s ‘Frozen Zoo’

Australia’s “Frozen Zoo” – the only facility of its kind on the continent – is facing funding difficulties, writes Professor Ian Gunn, its co-founder.

In the Lab

Earth Was Too Hot After Mass Extinction 250 Million Years Ago

Scientists have discovered why the ‘broken world’ following the worst extinction of all time lasted so long – it was simply too hot to survive.

In the Lab

Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtles Urinate Through Their Mouths

Scientists in Singapore have discovered that soft-shelled turtles excrete waste urea through gill-like projections in their mouths.

Pharma

India’s Patent Laws Threaten Public Health, U.K. Experts

Pending cases against India's patent laws threaten public health and misinterpret international IP agreements, say two public health experts from the U.K.

Features

OPINION: India Mustn’t Bow To Patent Pressure

The latest round of challenges to India's drug patent laws is a fight that must be won for the world's poor, says Priya Shetty.

Academia

Pakistan-US Science Cooperation Renewed

Pakistan and the United States have renewed science collaboration in a range of sectors like agriculture, university education, water, and renewable energy.

Academia

OPINION: Crisis Of Identity Among Chinese University Students

Widespread controversy and doubt about the quality of higher education is plaguing the university system in China, writes Lili Liu of the Central Party School in Beijing.

Features

OPINION: Population & The Challenge Of Chinese Growth

30 years after the one-child policy was introduced in China, a shrinking labor supply may start to hurt the economy, writes Cai Fang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Health

Postnatal Depression: It Doesn’t Just Affect Women

An Australian study of over 3,000 fathers has found that approximately one in ten report high levels of distress in the first year after having a baby.

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