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Asia-Pacific gets best seats for cosmic double-bill

Astronomers this week are poised for a double show of rare events but skywatchers in the Pacific and East Asia will have the best view, experts say.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lady Gaga hits 25 million follower mark on Twitter

Pop diva Lady Gaga set a social media record Thursday when she became the first person on Twitter to amass more than 25 million followers, more than anyone else on the micro-blogging website.

Technology / Internet

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Sea Launch vessels depart on Intelsat mission

(AP) -- Sea Launch AG says its oceangoing rocket pad and command ship have departed their Long Beach, Calif., home port for the equator to launch a communications satellite for Intelsat.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Asian start-ups gain as Facebook's Saverin looks East

Far from the Wall Street limelight, Facebook's co-founder Eduardo Saverin is keeping a low profile in Singapore, investing his wealth in tech start-ups while enjoying a life of luxury.

Technology / Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Solar eclipse this weekend

Something strange is about to happen to the shadows beneath your feet.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Ariane rocket launches two Asian satellites

An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched two Asian telecoms satellites into orbit from the Kourou space centre in French Guiana, European operator Arianespace announced.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Laos says building of controversial dam on hold

Laos has postponed construction of a controversial dam on the Mekong, an official said Thursday, dismissing fears that the work was going ahead despite growing regional opposition.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

One-quarter of grouper species being fished to extinction

Groupers, a family of fishes often found in coral reefs and prized for their quality of flesh, are facing critical threats to their survival. As part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

SingTel-owned US mobile ad firm looks to Asia

The chief executive of Amobee, the US mobile advertising start-up recently acquired by Singapore Telecom (SingTel), said Wednesday the company is set to aggressively expand its Asian operations.

Technology / Business

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Energy guzzler Singapore boosts 'green' buildings

From the bone-chilling air conditioning that pumps through Singapore's malls and offices to lights that burn all night, the city state is one of Asia's most intensive energy users.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Leeches are DNA bloodhounds in the jungle

Copenhagen Zoo and University of Copenhagen have in collaboration developed a new and revolutionary, yet simple and cheap, method for tracking mammals in the rainforests of Southeast Asia. They collect leeches from tropical ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rapid climate change threatens Asia's Rice Bowl

As Asia's monsoon season begins, leading climate specialists and agricultural scientists warned today that rapid climate change and its potential to intensify droughts and floods could threaten Asia's rice production and ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Asian researchers create new method for continuous production of carbon nanotubes

A group of researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) have created a new method for producing carbon nanotubes.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Chinese buy paper iPads for ancestor worship

Paper replicas of Apple's iPad and iPhone are selling like hot cakes in China this year as millions prepare to honour their ancestors in an age-old annual festival that has taken on a modern twist.

Technology / Other

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

CITES seeks tougher limits on coral, shark, dolphin trade

UN wildlife trade regulator CITES said Wednesday that tougher limits should be imposed on trade of aquatic species such as corals, dolphins and sturgeons to protect them from extinction.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0