Plastic-Eating Bacteria Just Got A Powerful Upgrade
AsianScientist (May. 27, 2026)– Bacteria can be reprogrammed to manufacture medicines, break down plastic waste or capture carbon. Doing so involves pushing microbes through...
Your Medicine Cabinet Is Polluting The Ocean
AsianScientist (May. 21, 2026)– The everyday medications in our homes may be a major source of water pollution. A recent study of Hong Kong’s...
Scientists Create Fluorescent Dye That Survives Extreme Acidic Conditions
AsianScientist (May. 20, 2026)–Fluorescent dyes are like molecular highlighters, allowing researchers to follow chemical changes and cellular structures otherwise invisible to the naked eye....
Researchers Uncover Hidden Oxygen Dynamics Inside Ceria Catalysts
AsianScientist (May. 18, 2026)–Methane traps about 80 times more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide over 20 years. Industrial exhaust systems remove it...
Quitting Tobacco Could Push 20 Million Indian Families Into Higher Income Class
AsianScientist (Apr. 30, 2026)–More than one in ten Indian households could get a financial boost large enough to move up one economic class by...
This Fish Glows By Stealing Light From Its Prey
AsianScientist (Apr. 29, 2026)– In the natural world, animals usually rely on their own genes to produce the traits they need to survive. These...
The Secret Light Compass Inside A Fish’s Brain
AsianScientist (Apr. 28, 2026)–Light does not reach only the eyes. In non-mammalian vertebrates such as fish, frogs, and birds, light-sensitive cells are distributed across...
Brain’s “Brake Gate” May Hold Key To Preventing Drug Addiction Relapse
AsianScientist (Apr. 27, 2026)–Drug addiction has a high chance of relapse. Some people may start using drugs again even after decades of abstinence. The...
Bees Break Their Own Rules: Why Popular Flowers Beat Pretty Ones
AsianScientist (Apr. 23, 2026)–A flower’s colour is often its loudest advertisement. In the fierce competition for attention, brighter and more distinctive blooms are expected...