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The Concrete Jungle Is Greener Than You Think
Cement production generates a lot of carbon dioxide, but the good news is it it also acts as a carbon sink.
Putting A Spin On Artificial Intelligence
In a world's first, scientists have used spintronics technology to build an artificial neural network.
Feeling Inferior Makes People Eat More
Feeling socially inferior made people prefer unhealthy food and eat 65 percent more, study says.
When In Doubt, Horses Look To Humans For Help
When horses feel like they can't solve their problem, they call humans for help.
The Secret Of The Stradivarius Is (Partly) In The Wood
Chemical treatments to prevent rotting might be behind the highly sought after sound of a Stradivarius violin.
Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Han Seung Soo
Han Seung Soo, the UN special envoy for disaster risk reduction and water, seeks to create greater awareness water-related disasters.
These Snails Come Out Swinging
Watch out, beetles! Researchers have discovered two snail speces that use their shells like a club to hit predators and knock them over.
Asia’s Rising Scientists: Dawn Tan
Academia and industry are not necessarily at odds, as demonstrated in the career of Dawn Tan, an assistant professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
In Conversation With Joel Adriano, Regional Coordinator of SciDev.Net
Adriano believes that it’s one thing to hone your journalistic skills, but it’s quite another to learn and write about science.
