What makes a person happy?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEVEN though Valentine’s Day is over, but the feeling of love and happiness will linger on. People all around the world will be very excited and be as happy as a lark at on Valentine’s Day. But have you ever wondered, what actually makes a person happy? The feelings we experience are nothing more than […]
Why does grass stay green during frosty weather?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEVER wonder why the grass stays green during winter while other plants do not? Higher plants even have their leaves fall off throughout the cold frosty weather. The major reason is pretty simple, grass has developed adaptations for survival purposes. To our knowledge, most grass is short, close to the ground and grow close to […]
How did human become intelligent?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYOU might think that intelligence is the crowning of human evolution. It is true that it could be good if there were more intelligent creatures on the planet earth. But based on our knowledge, there is only one. Dinosaurs existed for roughly 200 million years, but no single dinosaur became intelligent. You must be wondering […]
How many stars are there in the night sky?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDO you ever look up at the dark night sky and wonder how many stars are there exactly? There are too many to count and it would definitely take a very long time! Astronomer Dorrit Hoffleit compiled her work, Yale Bright Star Catalog, which tabulates every visible star to the naked eye (mostly of stellar […]
What causes a volcano to erupt?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHERE are approximately 1500 potentially active volcanoes worldwide. Volcanoes occur as a result of the rise of magma (red-hot liquid rock inside the earth’s core) to the surface of the earth, causing bubbles of gas to appear which leads to pressure build up in the mountain that eventually erupts. The three predominant factors of volcano […]
Engineers make wearable sensors for plants to measure water use in crops
Reading Time: 3 minutesIOWA State University plant scientist Patrick Schnable quickly described how he measured the time it takes for two kinds of corn plants to move water from their roots, to their lower leaves and then to their upper leaves. This was no technical, precise, poster talk. This was a researcher interested in working with new, low-cost, […]
Aspiring geoscientists get a peek into oil & gas industry
Reading Time: 3 minutesTo boost efforts to encourage students to pursue education and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. provided future geoscientists with the exclusive opportunity to learn and exchange knowledge on the oil and gas industry during the Student Programme organised in conjunction with the Asia Petroleum Geoscience […]
African agri researchers trained on science communication
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHERE is a strong need for scientists to learn how to simplify their messages for a non-scientific audience. This was a key takeaway from a two-week science communication training workshop organised by Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA-ILRI) Hub in collaboration with ISAAA AfriCenter and the International Foundation for Science (IFS) at the International Livestock […]
High-tech plant factories: Challenges and way forward
Reading Time: 7 minutes BY PAUL TENG & STELLA LIU WIDESPREAD flooding in Indonesia, Japanese tropical cyclones that caused force winds of 63 km/h, and intense heat waves that led to thousands of deaths in India. Natural disasters in the Asia Pacific region have set a global record. In the 2015 Natural Disasters report, the United Nations Economic […]
KL summit lends boost to designing future economies
Reading Time: 3 minutesKUALA LUMPUR: The two-day Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GECommunity Summit) 2017 concluded on a new high with stronger and richer participation from aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs, more in-depth discussions on the drivers of future economies, and richer ecosystem involvement to positively shape our future economy. “In a year, we have turned the GECommunity Summit into a must-attend […]