Topic: Science — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-15 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Quatro tripulantes da Estação Espacial Internacional (ISS) aterrissaram no Oceano Pacífico nesta quinta-feira (15/01), mostram imagens de vídeo da Nasa, após um problema médico ter levado ao encurtamento de sua missão.
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[2026-01-15 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Four astronauts safely returned to Earth early Thursday, capping a dramatic and unusual week in space that required the crew members to leave the International Space Station about a month earlier than planned because of a medical issue that arose in orbit
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[2026-01-15 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A crew of four aboard the International Space Station will return to Earth several weeks ahead of schedule due to a medical emergency.
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[2026-01-15 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ridiculed as a child, woman takes more than 30,000 selfies in 13 years on fashion journey; says it was like a ‘scientific study’
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[2026-01-15 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: People’s Liberation Army says it is working on advanced technology to provide better front-line mapping
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[2026-01-15 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A SpaceX capsule departed the International Space Station (ISS) carrying four astronauts on Wednesday, in an emergency return flight due to the ailing health of a crew member.
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[2026-01-15 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The crew’s mission on the International Space Station was cut short by over a month
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[2026-01-15 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Deepening cooperation on traditional Chinese medicine and cancer research will help the city play a role in developing more effective and less intrusive treatments
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[2026-01-15 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The researcher who specialises in wearable devices has taken up a position at Peking University
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[2026-01-14 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Buying a 500 sq ft private flat now costs the equivalent of 18.4 years of median household income, compared with 5.6 years in 2002, study shows
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[2026-01-14 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From China’s record-breaking hypergravity machine to geoengineering deserts, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting
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[2026-01-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing team finds that potential electrical discharges, though brief, could induce abnormal currents in spacecraft systems
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[2026-01-14 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The discovery of new species should prompt more concrete commitments and proactive policy coordination to conserve the city’s flora and fauna
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[2026-01-14 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s tea industry closed 2025 on a cautiously positive note, recording a total annual production of 264.12 million kilograms, marking an increase of 1.43 million kilograms compared to 2024, according to the latest industry statistics compiled by Forbes & Walker Research.
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[2026-01-14 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Raising tobacco tax progressively could cut the city’s smoking rate significantly within a decade, separate study estimates
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[2026-01-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chilean government procures doses of the jab from China for a second year in a row, with nationwide immunisation campaign to begin in March
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[2026-01-13 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Our Hong Kong Foundation calls for unified AI platform and more comprehensive curriculum to cover students at all academic levels
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[2026-01-13 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The embassy’s International Space Station image prompted self-deprecating jokes about oil, US power and being strategically uninteresting
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[2026-01-13 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-01-13 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Shenzhen adds another dimension; it is a place where ideas do not remain ideas for long,’ Amunts says of new position
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[2026-01-13 18:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s health chief Lei Haichao wants the city to be global hub for testing and research, as John Lee vows policy alignment with national goals
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[2026-01-13 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Even just a few joints a week can make a difference ― measured in milligrams of THC. A new study by researcher Rachel L. Thorne and her team provides the first concrete thresholds for the weekly dose at which the risk of cannabis use disorder increases significantly. Thorne is a research associate in the psychology department at the University of Bath, UK, whose areas of expertise include cannabis use and its consequences for youth and adult health.
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[2026-01-13 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SciNeuro’s anti-amyloid programme is one of the firm’s key strategic research and development priorities to target the brain disease
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[2026-01-13 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has approved more than 30 projects to make vital raw materials in an effort to reduce its reliance on imported oil
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[2026-01-13 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thai collector Petch Osathanugrah died in 2023 before he could finish Dib Bangkok, but his son recently opened the 7,000 square metre space
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[2026-01-13 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Academics, stakeholders, drone and eVTOL operators, and research institutes from both sides to formulate aligned standards through a closed-loop model
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[2026-01-13 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Military analyst on CCTV says frontier technologies reflect ‘expectations for future aerospace and space superiority’
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[2026-01-13 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: В Германия електрическите автомобили се предлагат на значително по-високи цени, отколкото в Китай . Актуално сравнение, проведено от института Center Automotive Research (CAR) в Бохум, показва, че при 30 сравними електромодела германските купувачи плащат средно с 47% повече, отколкото потребителите в Китай .
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[2026-01-12 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city state will study and incorporate into policy frameworks relevant observations made by the Hong Kong authorities about the fire
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[2026-01-12 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ai, the chimpanzee advanced primate intelligence studies by mastering languages and colours, leaving a legacy in cognitive research
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[2026-01-12 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-01-12 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While 74 per cent see joy in children, 92 per cent say economic burdens impact family planning – a factor in South Korea’s record-low birth rate
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[2026-01-12 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New research suggests that shared food was the primary engine of assimilation for nomadic tribes migrating into central China
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[2026-01-12 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-01-12 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New tech allows moon events to be accurately synchronised from Earth, paving the way for more spacecraft and people to work on the satellite
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[2026-01-12 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US Federal Communications Commission says it approved SpaceX to launch 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites
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[2026-01-11 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Distinguished professor leaves Switzerland to take up role in China, attracted by its reputation for cutting-edge biomedical research
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[2026-01-11 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In rendezvous beneath the Yangtze River, a multimillion-dollar tunnel boring machine meets its stalled twin with just 2mm of vertical error
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[2026-01-11 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stricter standards for Central Harbourfront Event Space tenants are meant to make sure the site is well utilised and events live up to expectations
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[2026-01-11 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Medications often prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder seem to work differently than science previously thought. A study published in December by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in the United States has found that drugs commonly prescribed for ADHD — such as Ritalin or Adderall — "act primarily on the brain's reward and wakefulness centers, rather than on its attention circuitry."
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[2026-01-10 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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[2026-01-10 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Scientists create a ‘mini-womb’ 3D model on a microfluidic chip which could lead to treatments for women affected by infertility
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[2026-01-10 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Korean writing on the boat led to conjecture that it was a ‘ghost ship’ similar to those that washed up on Japanese shores in the past
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[2026-01-10 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: El Nino phenomenon is ‘persistent driver of health and economic loss’, not just a short-term weather anomaly, study finds
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[2026-01-10 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Advocacy groups hail decision to remove provision aiming to reinstate programme accused of unfairly targeting Chinese-American researchers
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[2026-01-09 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing releases 30-page report that includes a call for international community to ‘take concrete and strong measures’ against Japan’s nuclear ambitions
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[2026-01-09 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Officials from the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) have assured the Sri Pada Trustees that the Mahagiridamba area on the Sri Pada Hatton road is now safe for pilgrims, following recent renovation works.
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[2026-01-09 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Project is led by the country’s second civilian astronaut working with researchers on the ground to look at ways to improve performance
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[2026-01-09 14:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US-Japanese-Russian crew of four at the International Space Station will return to Earth within days, earlier than planned
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[2026-01-09 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Leslie Cheung and Faye Wong echo through the nightclub, a love letter to Cantopop gives the city a space for joy and belonging
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