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Post image for Press statement by MOSTI on the Japan earthquake issue

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) has released a press release detailing their effort to monitor radiation levels in Malaysia.

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Tweets round-up

While people all over the world panic over the fallout from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, we took to Twitter to spread the facts about the disaster.

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Tweets round up

While people all over the world panic over the fallout from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, we took to Twitter to spread the facts about the disaster.

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Cicada pee

In the search of miraculous cures, a group of villagers turned to water coming out from a “weeping” petai tree. If only they knew the truth behind the “tears”.

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Phil Plait

Phil Plait of the Bad Astronomy fame is coming up with his own series on The Discovery Channel called Bad Universe!

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News links August 5

BREAKING: human’s brain is not that special, it is nothing more than a bigger version of a primate’s brain.

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Orangutans are more energy-efficient creatures than humans? Women prefer men who wear red?

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Virus survived by embedding their genome in us, a new underwater river was discovered, bioscaffolds infused with protein could promote self healing of joint tissues in rabbits and lifestyle’s impact on the epigenetics of breast cancer.

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How did the taboo of incest start, considering that humans do get sexually aroused by photos of people who resemble their family? Meanwhile, listening to music while you study (or reading Unscientific Malaysia) may actually hinder your performance rather than helping you calm down.

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Despite moral polices constantly trying to rob them of their fun, Malay youngsters refuse to let it get them down.

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Chicken stunned by slaughter

After a jurisprudence body declares stunning chicken before slaughter is halal, will the whole Muslim world follow through with a more humane method?

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The Moon Hoax

Here’s a comic to hopefully silence the conspiracy theorists. What does it take to convince people that the Apollo 11 moon landing was real, not a hoax?

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Physicists claim to be one step closer to finding the ‘God particle’, while archaeologists digged up remains of the biggest rat ever lived, which might weigh up to 6 kilos! In Japan, sharks are processed to be eaten while in Indonesia, natives are fearing that English will wipe out their local tongue.

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Scientist-before

Who knew that scientists do not all look like nerds in white lab coats? These kids surely did not, and they were surprised to find out that scientists are just like any other regular guys and girls!

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