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Minority psychologist coalition challenges Jewish ethnic recognition within APA
The Coalition of National Racial and Ethnic Psychological Associations (CONREPA) has formally opposed recognizing the Association of Jewish Psychologists (AJP) as an official ethnic body within the…
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams retires after historic 27-year career
Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams retired from NASA effective Dec. 27, 2025, after a 27-year career, the agency announced this week, closing a chapter that ended with an unexpected nine-month…
World-first surgery in China preserves severed ear by grafting it onto patient’s foot
Surgeons in eastern China have reported a world-first case in which a woman’s severed ear was grafted onto her foot to preserve its blood supply after a workplace accident involving heavy machinery…
Half of peer reviewers now use AI: survey
Half of scientific peer reviewers now rely on artificial intelligence to evaluate manuscripts, yet 75% of researchers report they cannot tell if journals use the technology themselves. A survey of…
Astronaut Jonny Kim returns to Earth after 245-day ISS research mission
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, the first Korean American astronaut to fly to space, returned to Earth Tuesday after completing a 245-day mission aboard the International Space Station that supported…
NYC teen turns origami into award-winning disaster relief innovation
Fourteen-year-old Miles Wu of New York City won the $25,000 top prize at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge for his origami-based engineering project. Competing in Washington,…
Lighter skin not linked to desirability in Asian American dating, study finds
A speed-dating study by psychologisfound no evidence that lighter skin increases romantic desirability among Asian American singles. The researchers analyzed both stated and revealed preferences from…
Chinese American Nobel laureate who pioneered modern particle theory dies at 103
Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang, who spent decades advancing physics in both the U.S. and China, died in Beijing on Saturday at 103 due to illness, according to Chinese state media. After earning his…
Chinese scientists achieve world’s 1st successful living pig-to-human liver transplant
In a world-first, Chinese researchers have successfully transplanted a genetically engineered pig liver into a living human, proving that a porcine graft can sustain human liver function. The…
Japanese scientist awarded Nobel Prize for immune tolerance discovery
Japanese immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi was named one of three laureates for the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday. He shares the recognition with U.S. scientists Mary Brunkow and…
NASA restricts Chinese nationals from space programs
NASA has barred Chinese nationals, including those holding valid U.S. visas, from its facilities and programs, cutting off access to research, internal networks and physical worksites. The…
Scientists launch controversial project to create the world’s first artificial human DNA
Researchers at five British universities have launched the Synthetic Human Genome Project (SynHG) with an initial grant of approximately $12.6 million from Wellcome, the U.K.’s largest biomedical…
How your parents’ tech habits could help protect their brain
A comprehensive meta-analysis published in Nature Human Behaviour indicates that regular use of digital technology is associated with a significantly reduced risk of cognitive decline in adults aged…
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump’s deep cuts in public health research
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health released a rare internal protest letter known as the “Bethesda Declaration” on Monday to publicly condemn the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to…
Korean American astronaut Jonny Kim shares gochujang burger recipe from space
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, the first Korean American to fly to space, recently shared a video of himself preparing and eating a burger made with Taeyang gochujang aboard the International Space…
Why do Greenlanders look Asian?
Have you ever wondered why the Inuit people of Greenland bear a striking resemblance to people of Asian descent? Research reveals that these similarities trace back to their ancient ancestry and…
BPA alternatives used to make plastic are just as bad, study finds
A September 2024 study found that alternatives to bisphenol A (BPA) — a chemical compound primarily used in the manufacturing of various plastics like water bottles and food can linings — may not be…
Chinese scientist jailed for gene-edited babies is now looking for interns
Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui, known for creating the world’s first genetically engineered babies in 2018, is now looking for interns. In an X post on Nov. 15, He said his new lab in Beijing is…
14-year-old named ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ for AI-powered pesticide detector
Sirish Subash, a 14-year-old ninth grader from Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology in Snellville, Georgia, has been named “America’s Top Young Scientist” after winning the 2024 3M…
Chinese scientists reverse woman’s diabetes with stem cells in world-first trial
Chinese scientists have achieved a world-first by successfully treating a 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes using a stem cell transplant derived from her own fat cells. The minimally invasive…
Astronaut Sunita Williams cast her vote from space
Astronaut Sunita Williams, along with her colleagues Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague and Don Pettit, cast their votes for the U.S. election from the International Space Station. On Tuesday, Hague shared an…
World’s first wooden satellite launched into space by Japan
A SpaceX rocket carried the world’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, into space at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday as part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station…
Forever chemicals found in 99% of bottled water samples globally, study finds
A recent international study led by researchers from the University of Birmingham Southern University of Science and Technology reveals that over 99% of bottled water samples worldwide contain…
Chinese astronauts’ spacesuit for 2030 moon visit unveiled
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has unveiled a new spacesuit designed for its ambitious plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 and establish an international lunar research station at the…
Ig Nobel Prize awarded for discovery mammals can breathe through their anuses
A team of Japanese scientists were honored with the Ig Nobel Prize in physiology on Thursday for their groundbreaking discovery that mammals, including humans, can absorb oxygen through their…
Japanese scientists bring robots to life with living skin
Researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Biohybrid Systems Laboratory successfully attached live, self-healing skin to a robot’s face, enabling it to mimic human expressions. Led by biohybrid…
Astronaut Jonny Kim gets first space station mission
Jonny Kim, a former Navy SEAL, accomplished physician and the first Korean American NASA astronaut, is set to embark on his first space mission in March 2025. The 40-year-old Los Angeles native will…
NIH acknowledges ‘difficult climate’ for Asian scientists created by China Initiative
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has acknowledged the “difficult climate” created by its investigations under the Trump administration’s controversial China Initiative, which targeted…
Nobel-winning Chinese American physicist Tsung Dao Lee dies at 97
Tsung Dao Lee, who became the second youngest person to win a Nobel Prize in 1957 for overturning the law of conservation of parity, died on Sunday at 97 in San Francisco. Lee, a Columbia University…
China finds water in lunar soil in groundbreaking discovery
Chinese scientists discovered molecular water (H2O) in lunar soil samples brought back to Earth by the Chang’e-5 probe, marking the first time this form of water was found in physical samples from…
11-year-old Chinese boy taught himself programming, physics and chemistry to build a rocket
Yan Hongsen, an 11-year-old Chinese boy from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, has taught himself computer programming, physics and chemistry since kindergarten, eventually leading him to be able to build and…
Kansas researcher says he ‘lost almost everything’ to Trump-era China probe
Feng “Franklin” Tao, a 52-year-old Chinese-born scientist, spoke publicly for the first time after being cleared of charges related to hiding involvement with a Chinese university. Tao was arrested…
Hong Kong researchers say they can now detect autism in toddlers within a week
Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a fecal test kit that can potentially detect autism in toddlers with 94% accuracy. The AI-powered test analyzes gut bacteria, which…
Grateful attitude linked to longer life in new research
A new study by Harvard University suggests that feeling thankful for the positive experiences in life may be associated with living a longer life. The study, published in JAMA Psychiatry on…
Chinese researchers discover gene that protects Asians from obesity
Researchers at Fudan University in China have identified a specific gene variant that appears to protect people in southern China and Southeast Asia from obesity. The study, published in the Journal…
Indian physicists discover faster new formula for pi
While investigating connections between string theory and quantum field theory, researchers Arnab Saha and Aninda Sinha at the Indian Institute of Science stumbled upon a new way to calculate pi. The…
