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Biogirl MJ may know her science, but her cat Qwerty is the real boss

Kong Man Jing, also known as Biogirl MJ, with Raye Ng, her husband and co-founder of science and eco-focused educational media platform Just Keep Thinking, and Qwerty, their seven-year-old Persian fur kid.

As Serbia votes, students emerge as greatest threat to Vucic’s long rule

Students from Gornji Milanovac wave flags during their walk to Belgrade near the village of Bogovadja, Serbia, October 19, 2026. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

America’s new era of private science

Scientists at the University of Minnesota have created SpudCell, the first synthetic cell to complete a full life cycle - from birth to division into next-generation cells - after being made from lifeless chemicals.

Why one of the world’s greatest mathematicians is on a ‘war footing’

Terence Tao was among 25 Fields Medal winners who signed a joint letter on Sept 11, warning that AI companies’ rush to solve famous unsolved problems risks causing lasting harm to the field.

Failure points ‘towards the solution’: Students win HTX award for pushing past setbacks in research

Aneesh Bondugula (left) developed an AI project to predict how patients will respond to cancer immunotherapy, while Shavonne Tok explored the use of discarded chicken bones to remove dye pollutants from water.

‘Everybody has an opinion on nuclear energy’: This scientist is determined to defuse nuclear myths

Nuclear energy scientist Ian Ang from the NUS Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Institute.

Top global climate science body meet ends without deal on review timeline

A drone view shows damaged buildings covered in mud next to the Likhu River following deadly flash floods and mudslides in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Aug 30.

Trust in science falls as Covid-19 era confidence fades: Survey

According to the survey, 72% of people expressed at least some trust in science in 2025, down from 80% in 2020.

Trump to honour Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Huang with science awards

US President Donald Trump had hosted top tech leaders for a summit focusing on artificial intelligence, which he rebranded as “super intelligence” on Sept 29.

Scientists in Vienna and Beijing create world’s first nuclear clocks

A calcium fluoride crystal is seen in its holder, inside the vacuum system of a nuclear clock at TU Wien, in Vienna, Austria. A laser beam probes thorium nuclei trapped in the crystal.

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