Making sustainable intensification work on sound evidence
Assessing the real-world impact of new agronomic practices depends on good economic studies, says David Spielman.
View ArticleScholars urge science education reforms in Muslim world
Task force meeting bats for urgent reforms in science education at the university level in all Muslim countries.
View ArticleAsia-Pacific Analysis: The science of crowd estimation
Crispin Maslog explains why the 6-7 million crowd count for Pope Francis’ 18 January mass in Manila is inaccurate.
View ArticleSafety issues stall Philippine dengue herbal trials
Medical quarters raise health safety and ethical concerns as artemisinin-based dengue treatment remains suspended.
View ArticleBabies from moms with hepatitis have better immune systems
Findings that hepatitis B exposure in the womb induces ‘trained immunity’ raise questions about current treatments.
View ArticleNew diagnosis tool pushed to cope with diabetes in Asia
The Asia-Pacific can better control diabetes by officially adopting HbA1C as a diagnosis method, says review.
View ArticleData-jitsu: Making sense out of today’s large-scale data
Today's digital era demands combining the literacy of a computer scientist and the mind of a reporter.
View ArticleScience journalists hold world conference in Seoul
Under the shadow of a MERS outbreak, the World Conference of Science Journalists opens in South Korea.
View ArticleCambodia dam’s benefits exclude people in its vicinity
Although good for the nation’s urban areas, Kamchay Dam does not benefit people living near the site.
View ArticlePhilippines now leads in ethics reviews in Asia-Pacific
China and the Philippines take lead in ethical research committees voluntarily audited in the region.
View ArticleAsia-Pacific Analysis: Coping with big data in the digital age
There are a many ways of extracting value from big data for use in helping improve people’s lives.
View ArticleAsia-Pacific Analysis: A quaint court ruling on GM eggplant
The Philippine high court’s decision on GM eggplant puts into question competency of courts to handle technical cases.
View ArticleBarriers to ‘morning after’ pill
Why global family planning practices still do not embrace this widely known method of preventing pregnancy.
View ArticleElection polls: How scientific are they?
Psephology is the statistical study of elections but why is it getting a bad rap for being fuzzy science?
View ArticleVietnam risks losing endemic species as quarrying booms
In Hon Chong, Vietnam, scientists warn of mass extinctions of wildlife as limestone hills are quarried for cement.
View ArticleZika outbreak in Singapore alarms region
A sharp rise in Zika virus infections in Singapore has raised fears of a spread to densely populated ASEAN areas.
View ArticleVirulent bird flu strain threatens to spill out of China
Human cases of H7N9 have re-emerged in China as FAO calls for more surveillance, rapid detection to halt its spread.
View ArticlePoverty a cause of Sri Lanka’s high suicide rate
Socio-economic factors influence suicidal tendencies in Sri Lanka, says new study.
View ArticleGel to shield Indian farmers from pesticide overuse
A gel developed by Indian scientists may help protect farmers exposed to poorly regulated pesticide use.
View ArticleA better deal for those ageing with cancer
Increasing life expectancy brings with it a rise in cancer cases among the elderly — in an unprepared world.
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