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Ginger-Shaped Asteroid Glides By China’s Lunar Probe Chang’e-2

A close flyby by Chang’e-2 of the near-Earth asteroid 4179 Toutatis reveals new insights into the geological features and formation of the ginger-root-shaped asteroid.

In the Lab

Fossilized Dinosaur Embryo Bonebed Opens Window Into Jurassic Period

Researchers have excavated and analyzed over 200 bones from a fossilized dinosaur bonebed in China, representing dinosaurs at different stages of embryonic development.

In the Lab

Time & Numbers Are Linked In Our Minds

Research shows that people associate small numbers with short time intervals and large numbers with longer intervals - suggesting that these two systems are linked in the brain.

EDITOR’S PICK

10 Years Of Celebrating Asia’s Researchers

Every year, Asian Scientist Magazine publishes Asian Scientist 100, a carefully curated list of the best and brightest researchers and leaders in SETM in Asia. This year we complete a decade of doing so.
Learning From Environmental Defenders

Drawing on traditional knowledge systems, environmental researchers and policymakers in Asia are working with indigenous communities to design better strategies for environmental conservation.
The Equalizers

Across Asia, people with disabilities are breaking physical and social barriers to STEM fields, opening the way for others.

Ginger-Shaped Asteroid Glides By China’s Lunar Probe Chang’e-2

Fossilized Dinosaur Embryo Bonebed Opens Window Into Jurassic Period

Time & Numbers Are Linked In Our Minds

EDITOR’S PICK

10 Years Of Celebrating Asia’s Researchers

Learning From Environmental Defenders

The Equalizers