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Research from China shows that increasing anthropogenic activities are altering the density of forests in protected areas and intact forest landscapes globally.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2023/02/in-the-lab/human-activities-are-changing-forest-structure/

Researchers have discovered eating a high-protein diet after a restrictive diet could help prevent weight regain by supressing the presence of gut bacteria responsible for fat absorption.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/12/in-the-lab/high-protein-diets-could-help-prevent-post-diet-weight-regain/

Researchers have found that shallow lakes may not only be more sensitive to human-caused nutrient pollution, but harder to restore compared to their deeper cousins.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/07/in-the-lab/shallow-waters-deep-troubles/

Fossil records unearthed in China suggest that a now-extinct owl species hunted during the day rather than at night.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/04/in-the-lab/owl-fossil-daytime-miosurnia-diurna/

A tiny bird skull uncovered in China provides clues to early birds’ jaws sharing similar functions with their dinosaur ancestors than modern birds.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/01/in-the-lab/dinosaur-fossil-bird-skull-tyrannosaurus-rex/

Ozone pollution has been linked with about US$63 billion in annual crop production losses, slashing wheat, rice and maize yield in East Asia.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/01/in-the-lab/ozone-emission-exposure-pollution-crop-loss/

Here are 10 of Asian Scientist Magazine’s top stories in 2021, highlighting scientific advances in diverse domains from COVID-19 to climate change.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/12/topnews/asian-scientist-magazine-2021-roundup-top-ten-stories/

Research from China demonstrates that a flavonoid extracted from grape seeds increases the lifespan of old mice by killing cells that promote aging.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/12/in-the-lab/grape-seed-extract-anti-aging-in-mice/

A new machine learning-powered method is speeding up how scientists study microalgal cell factories and their carbon cycling functions.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/11/in-the-lab/microalgae-metabolism-raman-carbon-cycling-emissions/

Genomic analysis of the Tarim Basin mummies has revealed their origins as a local group in China's Xinjiang region, rather than a migratory population.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/11/in-the-lab/genome-ancestry-tarim-basin-mummies-asia/

The discovery of a a 99 million year old amber fossil from Myanmar offers insight into how and why beetles began to glow.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/11/in-the-lab/fossil-bioluminescence-beetles-evolution/

By combining geologic dating with computer modeling, scientists have discovered that constant magma build-up fueled Toba’s supereruptions, the largest in Earth’s history.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/11/in-the-lab/toba-volcano-eruption-modeling-magma-indonesia/

Across Asia, scientists are uncovering the paths walked by ancient animals and looking for new ways to tackle dengue and climate change.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/07/features/asian-scientist-magazines-june-2021-roundup/

The ‘Dragon Man’ skull uncovered by researchers from China could be a new species more closely related to modern humans than Neanderthals.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/06/in-the-lab/dragon-man-homo-longi-human-evolution/

Move over, woolly mammoth! A new species of giant rhino that roamed ancient Asia’s open landscapes could be among the largest land animals that ever lived.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/06/in-the-lab/ancient-giant-rhinos-china/

By scrutinizing collections of extinct plants, researchers have found the missing link between seed-bearing and flowering plants.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/05/in-the-lab/origins-angiosperms-flowering-plants-china/

Without stringent regulations, China's Bitcoin mining emissions could surpass the annual emissions of several European countries by 2024.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/04/tech/china-bitcoin-mining-carbon-emissions/

From short-term weather forecasts to decades-long climate simulations, supercomputers are giving scientists a peek into our planet’s future.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/04/print/supercomputing-asia-climate-change-numbers/

Embark on a billion-year scientific odyssey through Asian Scientist Magazine’s top stories from March 2021.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/04/topnews/asian-scientist-magazine-march-2021-top-stories-roundup/

For the first time ever, scientists have found a 70 million year old fossil in China capturing a dinosaur nesting on a clutch of unhatched eggs.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/03/in-the-lab/dinosaur-oviraptorid-fossilized-eggs-nest-china/

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has published a preliminary list of 65 ‘risky’ international journals, including periodicals from major publishers.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2021/01/academia/chinese-academy-of-sciences-risky-journals/

Researchers from China have found that the Tibetan plateau—also known as the world’s Third Pole—rose to its current height much later than previously thought.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2020/12/in-the-lab/third-pole-plateau-age/

By blending in with its surroundings, a plant traditionally used in Chinese medicine has evolved to evade harvesting by humans.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2020/12/in-the-lab/medicinal-plant-camouflage-evolution/

Nearly 40 percent of all known reptile species are being traded illegally, researchers find.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2020/11/in-the-lab/illegal-wildlife-trade-asia/

A three-in-one approach combining immune checkpoint inhibition, tumor microenvironment targeting and chemotherapy drugs could help tackle difficult-to-treat tumors.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2020/10/in-the-lab/immune-cocktail-therapy-cancer/

Although it primarily impacts the lungs, SARS-CoV-2 could also infect the brain and cause problems there.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2020/09/in-the-lab/sars-cov-2-infect-human-brain/

FAST, the world's largest telescope, has detected neutral hydrogen emission from extragalactic galaxies for the first time.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2020/08/in-the-lab/fast-telescope-extragalatic-dark-matter-hydrogen-emission/

In contrast to theoretical predictions, stars can produce lithium after they become red giants, challenging our current understanding of the origins of lithium.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2020/08/in-the-lab/sun-like-stars-lithium/

Potent neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients have been isolated and characterized in two separate studies from China.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2020/05/in-the-lab/covid-19-neutralizing-antibodies-p2b-2f6-cb6-china/

From neuroscience to satellite research, eight scientists based in Asia were honored as part of the World Economic Forum’s Class of 2020 Young Scientists.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2020/05/academia/world-economic-forum-wef-2020-young-scientists/