China’s scientists alarmed, bewildered by growing anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States
Many academics dismiss conspiracy claims but worry about impacts on research
Asia
-
-
Indonesia’s strict new biopiracy rules could stifle international research
Scientists who take samples out of the country illegally face prison time and hefty fines -
Surging cases have dashed all hope that polio might be eradicated in 2019
Virus refuses to budge in Afganistan and Pakistan, while vaccine-derived strains trigger fresh outbreaks in Africa -
Exclusive: North Korea claimed to be free of HIV. But infections appear to be surging
Report flags drug abuse and tainted blood donations as factors in virus’s spread -
Hong Kong researchers forge ties with mainland China even as protesters fight for autonomy
Some worry collaboration could give Beijing greater influence over Hong Kong’s research agenda -
Oldest evidence of marijuana use discovered in 2500-year-old cemetery in peaks of western China
THC levels in braziers show mourners along the ancient Silk Road inhaled -
Radioactive waste standoff could slash high tech’s supply of rare earth elements
Shuttering Malaysian plant could strengthen Chinese dominance in vital market -
This amazing blue tarantula is a new spider species—but did researchers break the law when they studied it?
European collectors took two specimens from forests in Malaysia but didn’t have permits -
Earth scientists plan to meld massive databases into a ‘geological Google’
China is backing an international effort to make a one-stop data shop -
Hindu nationalists claim that ancient Indians had airplanes, stem cell technology, and the internet
The rapid rise of pseudoscience in the Modi era triggers ridicule and concern -
Struggling to make ends meet, India’s early-career scientists take to the streets
Stipends have stayed flat for 4 years and are often late -
China unveils design for $5 billion particle smasher
If funded, construction could start in 2022 but Japan may start building its own "Higgs factory"' earlier -
Indonesian ‘vaccine fatwa’ sends measles immunization rates plummeting
Muslim clerics declare measles and rubella vaccine made with pork components impure -
Slippery volcanic soils blamed for deadly landslides during Hokkaido earthquake
Hillsides slid away on slippery layer of pumice -
Can China, the world’s biggest pork producer, contain a fatal pig virus? Scientists fear the worst
African swine fever could spell economic catastrophe and puts an important protein source at risk -
Staying slim during pregnancy carries a price
Japanese are shrinking as low birth weight rises; their health may be at risk as well
