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View from the Subaru Telescope of broader landscape

Going to extremes to study stars from Earth

Space15 Mar 2022Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
Far from the white sandy beaches and palm trees of Honolulu, Hawaii, astronomers from around the world travel to the top of a volcano that looks like a plateau on Mars. Naoyuki Tamura, a project associate professor at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, has been making that same journey to the top of Maunakea to supervise the construction of a new instrument for the Subaru Telescope.
Earth formation

Ten years of ELSI: Earth, life and a new research culture in Japan

Environment, Science, Space15 Mar 2022Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), Tokyo Institute of Technology
Unlike most traditional Japanese universities, the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Tokyo Institute of Technology has created a ‘flat’ and diverse research environment. On its ten-year anniversary, Outgoing Director Kei Hirose shares what is special about the institute and the secret behind its successful management.
An artist’s impression of Mars four billion years ago

The dawn of evolution: ELSI's quest for extra-terrestrial life

Environment, Science, Space15 Mar 2022Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), Tokyo Institute of Technology
The Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) based at Tokyo Institute of Technology will reach a turning point this year. For the first time in its 10-year history, it will extend the scope of its initial research theme, "The Origins and Evolution of the Earth and Life", to include searching for evidence of extra-terrestrial life. ELSI’s new director, Yasuhito Sekine, told Asia Research News what they hope to achieve in the next phase and how.
Crushed can point singularity

COVID-19: Changing how researchers do mathematics

Covid-19, People, Science, Women14 Mar 2022Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU)
Mathematician Yukari Ito was excited at first to work from home. There was no need to commute to her office at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, where she is professor, and she could attend seminars by mathematicians around the world from her living room. But there are also challenges, so she hopes some things will go back to the way they used to be.
Wildfire in the forest

Atmospheric link between Northern wildfires and heatwaves

Climate Change, Environment, Science12 Mar 2022Hokkaido University
A recent summertime climate pattern could be driving co-occurring European heatwaves and large-scale wildfires over Siberia, Canada and Alaska.
Frog: Occidozyga baluensis

The evolutionary history of puddle frogs

Environment, Plants & Animals11 Mar 2022Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
A study on puddle frogs suggests underestimated biodiversity in Southeast Asia.
The cancer stem cells cultured on the DN gel formed a tumor when injected into mice brain.

Cancer: Going back to the beginnings

Diseases, Health, Innovation, Medicine11 Mar 2022Hokkaido University
A soft hydrogel could help scientists find treatments for drug-resistant cancer stem cells.
The 200-year-old U Bein Bridge, located in Amarapura

Myanmar: The unremitting perseverance of researchers

Covid-19, Education, Peace and Conflict, People, Women10 Mar 2022International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Myanmar’s military coup has created new challenges for the country’s researchers.
Peppercorns

Au naturel approaches for healthcare and biodiesel production

Energy, Health, Plants & Animals09 Mar 2022Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Researchers in Malaysia are using the chemistry of natural products for sustainable health and energy solutions.
Blooming flower

Understanding the low nitrogen bloom

Food, Plants & Animals09 Mar 2022Hokkaido University
Scientists from Hokkaido University and colleagues have identified a pathway that accelerates plant flowering in low-nitrogen soils — a finding that could help enhance agricultural production.

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