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Fighting Food Fraud
To intercept future food scandals in Asia and the world, innovations like blockchain and artificial intelligence could prevent fraud and reduce anxiety about what’s really on our plates.
Powering Through The Pandemic With Supercomputers
By performing trillions of calculations per second, supercomputers are accelerating COVID-19 diagnosis and the development of test kits and vaccines to help scientists combat the pandemic.
Averting Asia’s Water Crisis
Through high-speed, high-resolution exascale computing, researchers and citizen scientists are tackling water stress across Asia by discovering better ways to treat water and monitor its flow.
Women Wunderkinds
To celebrate this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we take a look at eight shining examples of scientific excellence in Asia.
A Dino Locked Inside A Bird Skull
A tiny bird skull uncovered in China provides clues to early birds’ jaws sharing similar functions with their dinosaur ancestors than modern birds.
Ozone Pollution Threatens Asia’s Food Security
Ozone pollution has been linked with about US$63 billion in annual crop production losses, slashing wheat, rice and maize yield in East Asia.
The Meaty Culprits Behind Air Pollution-Linked Deaths
Shifting to a less meat-intensive diet could reduce air pollution and avoid 75,000 annual premature deaths in China.
Asian Scientist Magazine’s 2021 Roundup
Here are 10 of Asian Scientist Magazine’s top stories in 2021, highlighting scientific advances in diverse domains from COVID-19 to climate change.
Two Sides Of The Same Plant: Mismatched Responses To Warming
Climate warming induces different responses in plant growth patterns above and below ground, potentially disrupting ecosystem stability.
