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Newly discovered artefacts and fossils found in a UK river deposit indicate that early humans were living in northern Europe more than 780,000 years ago.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Goodall on securing chimpanzees’ future; Why we should worry about future oil spills; Anatomy of a powerful microquasar; Gathering dust; A bright future for entangled photons

Rethinking land management techniques to mitigate the effects of weather-related disasters

Developing educational quality of Thailand and Russia.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Moon’s mantle exposed in craters

Interference patterns made by wave-like electrons reveal that tiny atomic magnets are critical to iron-based superconductors

The discovery that secreted protein Ecrg4 slows neural precursor cell division during aging could point the way to treatments for age-related diseases

Single water molecules can now be sliced into different atomic components, thanks to the electronic properties of ultrathin oxide films

Tokyo, 1 July - A research team in Japan has linked a developmental checkpoint in the differentiation of hematopoietic progenitors into specific T cell lineages to the activity of a single gene encoding a transcription factor. Reported in Science this week, the discovery lends support to a new model for the development of blood cells lineages.

Supernova diversity explained by asymmetric explosions; Big potatoes the organic way; The roots of multicellular life; Efficient conservation of our futures; Genetic basis for balding disease; First feats of an ultra-intense X-ray laser; The genetics of new species; Add nitrogen to get the opposite effect; Beware mice with ‘come to bed’ eyes

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has made a head start in Medical Biometrics researches, with the development of several state-of-the-art authentication and medical diagnosis tools based on the concept of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

A recent study by Thai Research Fund (TRF) on the research output of Thai universities confirms that Thailand-based Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) excels in all engineering subject areas that it offers.

Plant biodiversity can be maintained by a process of negative feedback between tropical trees and soil-dwelling organisms, a Nature study suggests.

Indigenous people in western Kenya have relied on the mystical abilities of the Nganyi rainmakers to predict the weather for generations.

“Prince of Songkla University” was granted a petty patent for a biodiesel test process using only a microwave oven as the main equipment, making it economical in terms of money and time (only 15 minutes for the result to come out).

Dr. C. Swennen, Mr. Somsak Buatip and the Local Learning Network of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus have discovered the world’s latest sea slug.

Prof. Dr. Saowapa Angsupanich and a research team from the Department of Aquatic Science, Faculty of Natural Resources have found 2 new species of amphipod or shrimp-like animal in Songkhla Lake soil sediment.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: Carbon storage for long-term climate control; Ore deposits from magma mixing; Fighting infection with MAITs

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) showcased an array of innovations which range from stem cell research to energy-saving device and RFID technology. These breakthroughs have impressed overseas audience at the 38th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in Switzerland.

On May 28, 2010, a symposium and panel discussion commemorating the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty was hosted by the US-Japan Research Institute, a US-registered NPO (The Chair: Katsuhiko Shirai, President, Waseda University) co-founded in Washington, D.C. by Waseda University and so on.

The family change that Japanese aimed for was a change from the traditional family system before the war to a democratic, modern family after the war, modeled on the American family—called a nuclear family.

OPINION - It was last autumn that I got interested in that vehicle. One day, I suddenly developed a symptom that was beyond my receptive threshold, just like hay fever.

The findings from this research may uncover the causes of spermatogenesis impairment, which is regarded as a major factor of male infertility; thus, contributing to the advancement of reproductive medicine.

The interaction between dense galaxy clusters and large-scale cosmic structures leads to intense shock waves that illustrate the evolution of the universe

High-performance neuroprosthetic devices may result from a new technique for recording neuronal activity

Fluorescent unnatural base pairs light up the structures of DNA and RNA chains with minimal disturbance

Ten years after the announcement of the draft human-genome sequence, Nature’s survey of more than 1,000 life scientists reveals that, for many, biology will never be the same again.

Hazwanie Hashim, a PhD student of the Faculty of Pharmacy, UiTM, Malaysia, won her gold with her research UGT1A1^PROMISE Kit for Personalized Treatment of Irinotecan Therapy in Colorectal Cancer.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include: An insight into blindsight; Portrait of an exoplanet; Coherent control comes to silicon; From fins came limbs; Nutrient supply and demand; A solid-state quantum memory for light

The giraffe’s neck, the elephant’s trunk, the bat’s wing and the turtle’s shell – what do these evolutionary innovations all have in common?