Scientific research

US scientists find genes linked to OCD, raising the prospect of new treatments

Many of the newly identified genes are shared between the obsessive-compulsive disorder and chronic tic disorders.

Thailand’s ‘Jurassic Park’ shines light on dinosaur evolution

Palaeontologist Varavudh Suteethorn (right) and his son Suravech Suteethorn excavate a dinosaur fossil at Phu Wiang National Park in Khon Kaen.

Singapore’s RIE2025 plan saw more business spending, more jobs created in R&D

The report documents Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise efforts and outcomes from April 2021 to March 2026.

New $300m grant to fund nascent technologies in Singapore under RIE2030

The grant is part of the Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2030 plan, which was released in full on Aug 31.

How Singapore turns billion-dollar science research into real-world success

Singapore-trained staff engineer Kyle Chu and chief executive and founder of Quantum Horizon, Dr Joe Fitzsimons, showing the quantum computer they have assembled for US$2.3 million at their Mediapolis office on Dec 3.

NASA’s $5b ‘cosmic eye’ takes aim at the universe’s darkest secrets

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to map two billion galaxies in a year.

US forensic scientists use ‘breakthrough’ method to identify 9/11 victim

The finding still leaves many people – 40 per cent of the 2,753 people who died in the city on Sept 11 – whose names have not been linked to remains.

Why Moderna and Merck’s cancer vaccine is a breakthrough for mRNA

The success has bolstered hopes that mRNA-based shots could some day play a broad role in fighting one of the world’s leading causes of death.

Humans love having pets. Seems like some other primates do, too

Scientists examined 427 interspecies interactions across 88 primate species finding that every primate, regardless of species, held some behaviour that could be linked to pet-keeping.

Japanese university finds river bacteria that remove ‘forever chemicals’

The finding offers hope for tackling per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which are difficult to break down.

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