Xi Dai – Asian Scientist Magazine

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The media may portray obsessive compulsive disorder as cute and quirky, but in truth it can be a debilitating condition.

The effects of noise pollution in the ocean may not be immediately obvious but they could nonetheless be profound.

Species expanded their range faster and kept track of climate better when ocean currents matched the direction of warming, a new study suggests.

The fibers in bamboo are distributed to maximize flexural rigidity with the smallest volume of wood material possible.

This gold compound shifts its emission profile by an unprecedented 452 nm when ground, changing from fluorescent blue to infrared.

Scientists are working on a drug based on a compound named YNT-185 that would keep narcolepsy and other sleep disorders at bay.

A mixture of silver nanoparticles and chitin from the shells of crabs can inhibit the growth of malaria-carrying mosquito larvae, study shows.

Unlike other songbirds, Java sparrows choose their mates based on their dancing rather than singing abilities.

Surprisingly, it is voltage rather than calcium ions that is synchronized in the region of the brain that controls the circadian rhythm.