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AWARDS

2024 TWAS Award in Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences

Of Virtual Competitions And Real Relationships

Although the Student Cluster Competition went fully virtual in 2020, what remained unchanged was the importance of teamwork and community.

In the Lab

Caught In the Act: Fossilized Remains Of A Nesting Dinosaur

For the first time ever, scientists have found a 70 million year old fossil in China capturing a dinosaur nesting on a clutch of unhatched eggs.

In the Lab

Gigantic Relative Of T. Rex, Yutyrannus Huali, Is Largest Known Feathered Dinosaur

Paleontologists have discovered three specimens of a new tyrannosauroid from Northeastern China that had bird-like feathers.

In the Lab

Making Good Sperm Drains Males, Scientists Say

A new study shows the production of sperm is more biologically taxing than previously thought, challenging the traditional view that sex and sperm production come cheaply to males.

In the Lab

Chinese Researchers Say Archaeopteryx Is Not “Original Bird”

New research by Chinese scientists has thrown the winged Archaeopteryx off the evolutionary pedestal as the case study for evolution from dinosaur to bird.

Press Release

2019 Edition Of Asian Scientist 100 Announced

Each year, Asian Scientist Magazine highlights 100 outstanding thinkers and innovators from Asia who are pushing the envelope with their research.

Features

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Xue Shifeng

Using frogs and fish as model organisms, Dr. Xue Shifeng is shedding light on some of the most fundamental processes in developmental biology.

In the Lab

Shark Fins Need To Be Struck Off The Menu, Scientists Say

Poor regulatory oversight has allowed the shark fin trade to run rampant and threaten endangered shark species, said researchers in Hong Kong and Canada.

Print

A Tale Of Two Vaccines

Vaccines that prevent cancer are now a reality. Yet, not everyone has jumped at the opportunity to get immunized. Jeremy Chan investigates why.

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