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The academic community could help identify loopholes in rules made to ensure fair play and entertaining sporting events.

A new dye might allow researchers to view natural processes in extremely small components of living cells over a prolonged period of time; a previously unattainable feat.

Screening patients for a gene variant before starting epilepsy treatment could reduce the incidence of life-threatening drug reactions.

A hybrid ‘eco-roof’ design in Malaysia combines five existing energy-saving technologies into a single system.

Social networking sites could be used to monitor and respond to global disease outbreaks.

A practical anti-phishing tool for the Internet can secure electronic communications, enhance confidence in e-commerce sites, and reduce consumer and business financial losses.

Scientists have established the first semen collection from saltwater crocodiles in Malaysia as a step on the path toward their conservation.

Ultra-sensitive devices are being developed to detect biological and chemical compounds.

Korean researchers have developed a technology that can remotely control an animal’s movement with human thought.

It may soon be possible to detect the universe’s first stars by looking for the blue colour they emit on explosion.

Japanese scientists show that lazy ant workers step in to replace fatigued workers, improving colony long-term persistence.

Preserving cultural heritage, including access to and use of ancestral lands, can be a real challenge for indigenous communities. A range of cultural memory recall and music workshops with the indigenous Ata of the Philippines aims to empower communities and validate legal claims related to the Indigenous People’s Rights Act.