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Stork lays eggs at outside facility in central Korea

Apr 22, 2016

A released stork has laid at least two eggs in the wild in the country's central region, increasing the prospects of the species' first natural breeding in the country, a research center tasked with restoring the endangered bird said Friday.The Oriental White Stork Park in Yesan, a town in South Korea's central province of South Chungcheong, said its researchers confirmed the eggs at a nest of female stork Minhwang and male stork Manhwang on Thursday. The two are part of eight storks that the pa
Excessive smartphone use causes 'cross-eye': experts

Apr 19, 2016

An excessive use of smartphones by teenagers may cause them to suffer from eye deviation, experts warned Tuesday, adding users must refrain from viewing displays for more than 30 minutes consecutively.Chonnam National University Hospital said it has found the possible relationship between convergent strabismus, a symptom in which a patient's eye moves inward eventually to become "cross-eyed," and excessive use of smartphones based on its study on 12 patients aged seven to 16.The convergent strab
Wild tiger population on rise

Apr 11, 2016

Despite the progress, WWF says the world has still a long way to go to save endangered animal
Vietnam needs advanced medical wastewater treatment technology

Apr 1, 2016

Following is a contribution by AIC Company General Director Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan. – Ed.Currently, Vietnam has nearly 13,700 medical facilities, including 1,260 hospitals; 1,037 prevention medical facilities; 100 training institutions; 180 pharmaceutical production facilities and more than 11,100 medical centers at the ward and commune level. The total amount of medical wastewater from hospitals and medical facilities is around 125.000-150.000 m3/day and night.Medical wastewater of hospitals
HIV patient survives solely on ginseng for 30 years: research

Mar 24, 2016

Korean red ginseng, a medicinal plant known here as "hongsam," has been found to be effective in fighting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, a South Korean research team said Thursday, citing a local patient surviving solely on red ginseng for about 30 years.The patient was diagnosed as HIV positive in 1987. Since then, the patient has taken a dozen red ginseng capsules daily and has not used any other medication, according to a team led by Cho Young-gul, a professor at the Universit
[HERALD INTERVIEW] En route to a ‘breathing battery’

Mar 13, 2016

Breakthrough finding by scholar offers way to solve efficiency issues in low-cost high-density lithium-air batteries
Korea, U.S. agree on space program partnership

Feb 29, 2016

Korea and the U.S. have reached an agreement for a bilateral cooperation on their space programs, the Seoul government said Monday.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said the agreement carries the legal and institutional basis for the two countries cooperating on the use of space technology. This ranges from the exploration of outer space to the observation of earth and general scientific research. This Aug. 20, 2015 photo made available by NASA shows Hurricane Danny as the Interna
Scientists glimpse Einstein's gravitational waves

Feb 12, 2016

WASHINGTON (AFP) - In a landmark discovery for physics and astronomy, scientists said Thursday they have glimpsed the first direct evidence of gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space-time that Albert Einstein predicted a century ago.When two black holes collided some 1.3 billion years ago, the joining of those two great masses sent forth a wobble that hurtled through space and reached Earth on September 14, 2015, when it was picked up by sophisticated instruments, researchers announc
Korea making headway on resolving obstacles for 2016 space

Jan 31, 2016

South Korea is on course to test launch its next-generation space rocket in late 2016 after it made headway in resolving a major technical obstacle that could have led to delays, the head of the country's aerospace research institute said Sunday.In a meeting with reporters at the Naro Space Center in Oenaro Island 485 kilometers south of Seoul, Korea Aerospace Research Institute head Cho Gwang-rae said the incomplete combustion issue that had plagued the locally built 75 ton thrust engine to be
KAI succeeds in maiden flight of new Surion medical chopper

Jan 25, 2016

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., South Korea's aircraft maker, said Monday it has successfully conducted the maiden flight of a new medical transport version of its Surion helicopter.The 20-minute test flight took place at the KAI's headquarters in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, on Friday under the observation of about 40 officials from the defense procurement agency, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Army and the Armed Forces Medical Command, according to the KAI. The new chopper will be put
Korea to push moon exploration through 2020

Dec 30, 2015

South Korea's science ministry said Wednesday it plans to launch a lunar exploration project next year, eventually seeking to send a landing vessel by 2020.Under the first stage of the project that will run from 2016 to 2018, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning will allocate 197.8 billion won ($169 million) to conduct research and send an orbiter.The ministry said it has already secured a 20 billion-won budget for 2016.South Korea plans to develop the orbiter and the ground station
[Herald Interview] Looking for silver lining in climate change

Nov 13, 2015

When it comes to curbing climate change, Norwegian scientist Jorgen Randers is a disbeliever. “I’m a pessimist because I do not think humanity will go the extra lengths to stop the earth from degenerating,” the coauthor of influential book “The Limits to Growth” (1972) told The Korea Herald on Thursday. “But I’m working hard and hoping that it will. Humanity is capable of preventing such scenarios. The question is whether they will decide to do so.”The 70-year-old professor at the BI Norwegian B
Curtain falls on OECD science forum in Daejeon

Oct 23, 2015

A global meeting of science ministers and experts closed in Daejeon on Friday after five days of intensive activities including the adoption of a declaration on inclusive and sustainable science development.Dubbed the "world science summit," the OECD Ministerial Meeting Daejeon 2015, World Science & Technology Forum brought together some 3,800 officials and delegates from 75 countries, including developing countries in Asia, and 12 international organizations, to seek ways for shared economic gr
Fine dust hits peninsula for days

Oct 22, 2015

A layer of fine dust has blanketed the peninsula for days, raising public health concerns, officials said Thursday. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, many provinces have recorded a high level of fine dust over the past week, prompting the cities to issue alerts. North Jeolla Province issued a fine dust advisory on Thursday morning as the average concentration stayed above 120 micrograms per cubic meter for 24 hours, with Iksan recording the highest of 187 micrograms per cubic
Consistent policy vital for sustainable scientific development: Daejeon mayor

Oct 22, 2015

The Daejeon Metropolitan City said Thursday the central government should roll out a consistent and sustainable science development policy to foster the country's competitiveness in technologies."Daejeon is a home to various research labs. But there has been no groundbreaking progress due to sluggish progress in the science business belt project," Daejeon Mayor Kwon Sun-taik told Yonhap News Agency.The city, which emerged as the hub of the country's science research, especially after hosting the