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Amazon scientists simulate how warming may impact jungle

Deep in the Amazon, an experiment unfolds that may allow a peek into the future to see what will happen to the world’s largest...

Agriculture Ministry announces RM400,000 allocation for water pumps and tube wells

The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry today announced an additional allocation of RM400,000 to build water pumps and tube wells to overcome water problems...

Menggalakkan tenaga kerja sihat di Malaysia

Pada awal Mei tahun ini, Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO) telah mengumumkan bahawa COVID-19 tidak lagi dianggap sebagai ancaman kesihatan awam

Costa Rica’s world-leading bioeconomy strategy

Costa Rica established its first ever National Bioeconomy strategy in 2020. At the heart of the programme lies the country’s immense biological riches. Home...

Tough Spaces: How Social Media Worsens Mental Health Problems

A journalist who declined to be named for safety reasons, was never a heavy social media user. But when a story her team did...

Addressing unemployed PhD graduates in Malaysia

From the decision to pursue and then successfully complete a PhD is a challenging journey as it requires tremendous passion and interest in research,...

Usah lambat bertindak capai aspirasi karbon sifar bersih 2050

Sejak beberapa bulan lalu, Akademi Sains Malaysia sudah mulakan proses merangka Pelan Tindakan Kesihatan Planet. Malaysia kini menjadi negara pertama di Asia Tenggara berjaya...

BIOMEDICAL

Duopharma to expand portfolio diversity including halal pharmaceuticals

Duopharma Biotech Bhd has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding its portfolio diversity, including halal pharmaceuticals and plant-based products, and growing its product availability and...

False news and misleading info pose new threats to health

The advancement of technology, particularly in the fields of communication and information delivery, is indeed of great benefit to consumers. With the advent of...

MOH to Expand Programme to Release Wolbachia Infected Mosquitoes

The Ministry of Health (MOH) will expand the programme of releasing Wolbachia-infected Mosquitoes to states that have seen an increase in dengue fever cases

In Conversation: Can diet and exercise reverse prediabetes?

Prediabetes is a warning sign that an individual is at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. If it goes unmanaged, prediabetes can...

Sanofi to enhance synergy with China’s pharma market

French pharmaceutical company Sanofi will accelerate the modernisation of its manufacturing sites and research network in China to better integrate these into its global...

AGBIOTECH

Is vertical farming tech the solution to our food security concerns?

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) recognises several sustainable development (SDG) goals that promote urban agriculture, which notably recognises Goal 2, ending hunger, achieving...

Ocean ranchers: Can aquaculture fill our bellies whilst serving the sea?

Aquaculture is the world’s fastest-growing food production system. The sector now supplies half of all seafood consumed, providing livelihoods for millions of people, and...

Malaysia to fight discriminatory trade practices against agricommodity sector

The government will fight against any discriminatory trade practices against Malaysia’s agricommodity sector, says Deputy Prime Minister and Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri...

The seaweed revolutionary

Vincent Doumeizel, author of The Seaweed Revolution, believes that seaweed can help replace many of the worst elements of conventional contemporary agriculture and help to...

Guide to making paper from the bark of mulberry trees

Local artist Cheng Yen Pheng, 40, derives great pleasure from making by hand the very paper she uses for her artwork. By her own admittance,...

BIOINDUSTRIAL

Sarawak teroka potensi tenaga hibrid solar dan angin

Sarawak kini dalam proses meneroka potensi sumber tenaga hijau boleh diperbaharui hibrid membabitkan kombinasi solar dan angin

A big step towards ending plastic pollution

We are gathered in Paris because the linear plastics economy is gushing pollution galore. Choking ecosystems. Warming the climate. Damaging our health. As ever...

Ban on plastic bags for retail purposes a welcomed move, but execution is key

Plastic pollution is suffocating our planet — and it’s only getting worse. Production has rocketed in the last two decades, with more plastic being...

The Urgent Need for a National Digital Carbon Registry

The carbon trade, particularly in the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) and nature-based solutions (NBS), is at a crucial turning point. The lack of transparency...

Can sustainable aviation fuel make flying green? Here’s why it may not be that...

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) appears to be the latest trendy buzzword among politicians. Last week, Transport Minister Anthony Loke touted SAF as the key to...