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Dengue’s Spread In Asia Linked To Air Travel
Examining data from Asia over 59 years beginning in 1956, scientists in China show that air traffic is associated with the spread of the dengue virus across Asia.
7 In 10 Indonesian Children Exposed To Dengue
In a study conducted on more than 3,000 Indonesian children from ages one to 18, nearly 70 percent tested positive for dengue antibodies, an indication that they have been infected before.
Pregnancy Complications Linked To Heart Disease Risk In Offspring
Children whose mothers experienced pregnancy complications were almost three times more likely to develop heart disease.
Indonesian ‘Hobbits’ May Have Come From Africa
The findings of a new study suggest that Homo floresiensis was likely a sister species of Homo habilis rather than a descendant of Homo erectus.
Environmental Researchers Win 2016 Mahathir Science Award
Three researchers from Australia have received the 2016 Mahathir Science Award for their extensive work on orangutans in Borneo.
Bangladeshi & Indonesian Among 2017 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awardees
A computer scientist from Bangladesh and chemical engineer from Indonesia are among the five recipients of the 2017 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards.
E-Waste In Asia Jumps 63 Percent In Five Years
In just five years, Asian countries produced 12.3 million tonnes of e-waste, a weight 2.4 times that of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
16 Asian Institutions Team Up On Microsatellites
The Asian Micro-satellite Consortium seeks to promote standardization and data sharing among the nine member nations.
43 New Species Of Scaffold Web Spider Discovered In Asia
Try not to run screaming in the other direction. This discovery increases the number of known scaffold web spider species by 20 percent.
