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Perspective: China’s Zero-COVID Policy Is Destructive But Reopening Without A Plan Is Even Worse
Moving away from zero-COVID may be a welcome sight for Chinese citizens, but China still appears to be wholly unprepared for what’s next.
Cherry Cheuk-lam Cheung
Dec 26, 20229 min read
हिउँमा परित्यक्त एउटा पिरामिड
अफसोस, सन् २०१५ देखि पिरामिड बन्द छ ।
Gobinda Pokharel
Nov 7, 20228 min read
Nang nag-krus ng landas ang K-pop Fanfiction at Fact-checking
Read in English Tingin mo ba nakakagpagpabago talaga ng isipan ang ginagawa mo? Bilang isang fact-checker, madalas kong naririnig ang...
Purple Romero
Sep 26, 20226 min read
A Pyramid Deserted in Ice
Alas, the Pyramid has been closed since 2015. Bista is the last man standing.
Gobinda Pokharel
Sep 24, 20229 min read
Perspective: When K-Pop Fanfiction and Fact-checking Collide
I more than agree that this is an unconventional way of fact-checking misinformation about science. But it has its audience.
Purple Romero
Sep 19, 20225 min read
Have a Drink: Ethanol Helps Crop Plants Survive Drought and Heat
Recent studies show that pre-treating soil with ethanol enhances crop plants’ drought and heat tolerance — without genetic modification.
Anne Connor
Sep 6, 20226 min read
Daunting Work at the Third Pole
As I struggled to find words, Magar was gone — for he was more worried about his bread than my climate change lecture.
Saugat Bolakhe
Jun 7, 20227 min read
Perspective: I Fell in Love With a Dead Wasp
Up close and dead, the wasp is enchanting, a tableaux vivant of the great and terrible beauty of nature.
Upasana Sarraju
Jan 28, 20227 min read
Perspective: A Day of the Crocs
Operating in land, air, or water, they swallow small prey whole; larger victims are either dragged into the water and drowned or crushed.
Kausik Datta
Jan 9, 20229 min read
Perspective: What I Learned (And Did Not Learn) From Genetic Ancestry Tests
Nothing could give me a satisfying, one-word answer to the “what are you” question.
Cydney Wong
Nov 8, 20216 min read
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