Asia/Pacific

Research spending set to grow by at least 7% annually through 2025

Lab accident hypothesis, though “extremely unlikely,” has not been ruled out, Peter Ben Embarek says after returning from 4-week investigation

Hope orbiter will study the martian atmosphere and climate

Cao Xuetao, president of Nankai University, will be barred from applying for grants for lax lab management

Researchers are hopeful Budi Gunadi Sadikin will take a more science-based approach to the pandemic

Despite missteps and government control, early findings guided other countries’ fight against the coronavirus

Proposal to privatize government science council spurs controversy

Chang’e-5’s Moon samples, first since the 1970s, will improve age dating in the Solar System

Nation already suffers from high rate of bacterial disease

UAE health ministry reports 86% protection against infections in trial, but offers little data

Samples could yield clues as to how water and complex organic molecules reached Earth

Serum Institute of India rejects link between its vaccine and neurological symptoms—but declines to provide details

International researchers support Japan’s Tetsuro Matsuzawa, who admits accounting mistakes

Scientists urge independent study of the Tapanuli orangutan population after Chinese bank pulls out of Sumatra hydropower project

Researchers warn secrecy could harm public trust

In Kerala state, health minister K. K. Shailaja is fighting to stem a new surge