Researchers in Nanjing say the extreme conditions could become more frequent because of human activities. Source link
Read More »India-Pakistan nuclear war would kill 2 billion. US-China, 5 billion: study
Tens of millions of immediate fatalities in the war zone would be followed by hundreds of millions of starvation deaths around the globe in the months and years that followed, an international study led by Rutgers University scientists found. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong governing team ‘must discuss border opening to save integration scheme’
Heads of Hong Kong-based associations urge incoming government to support proposal to turn Guangzhou district of Nansha into ‘new home’ for young talent. Source link
Read More »Nasa joins hunt for UFOs, hiring experts to solve ‘perplexing mysteries’
The US space agency is launching a project that will recruit top scientists to examine unidentified aerial phenomena. Source link
Read More »Belt and road plan’s ‘long-term prospects’ at risk in Southeast Asia: study
Disputes over compensation, forced relocations and an influx of unskilled Chinese workers continue to plague the region’s belt and road projects, as the pandemic has sped up China’s pivot towards prioritising digital and health infrastructure, according to a new report. Source link
Read More »Deadly South Asia heatwave ‘once-in-3,000-year event before climate change’
A punishing heatwave that has claimed at least 90 lives across India and Pakistan in recent months ‘is a sign of things to come’, said climate scientists behind a new rapid-response report. Source link
Read More »Climate change may increase risk of diseases; especially in Asia, Africa
A new study brings together the two most pressing global concerns and suggests over 3,000 mammal species might migrate and share viruses over the next 50 years if the world warms by 2 degrees Celsius. Source link
Read More »‘Living Draculas’: how vampire bats got a taste for blood
Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood.They compared the genome of common vampire bats to 26 other bat species and identified 13 genes that are missing or no longer work in vampire bats.Over the years, those gene …
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