Asia

Glacial lakes could suddenly burst their dams and flood valleys

Expedition peels away the mystery of how life survives in Iran’s Lut Desert

Research could help prevent disorders that result from marriages between relatives

Two colliders now hunting for new phenomena in physics

One patient harbored virus for 6 months because of underlying condition

Probe is the first of four science missions giving China's space efforts a new dimension

Scientists identify a circulation pattern that links sea ice decline to severe winters

New model could help prevent future pandemics

Prime minister announces plans for major new facility

Exclusive interview: U.S. geneticist discusses trip to North Korea with basketball star

Nation's fourth station will be a staging ground for a little-studied region of the ice continent

3700-year-old palace storeroom held 2000-liter stockpile of herb-flavored wines

If Japan hosts the next-generation big physics project, tsunami reconstruction money might be available

Japan health ministry panel clears way for official approval after getting more safety data

Laser imagery lays bare the rise and fall of a vast urban landscape now hidden in Cambodian jungle

Scientific community voices concerns about emphasis on commercializing biomedical research