The Daily Matter

Hello dodo: bringing species back from extinction

18 Mar 2013

Jurassic Park may not be possible, but woolly mammoths and sabretooth tigers could come to an arctic tundra near you.

11:04AM

Sunday Science

17 Mar 2013

Four-winged birds, mapping the mysteries of the mind, technology that diagnose Alzheimer's and more. This week on SCMP's science page.

08:05PM

It's hammer time: video of hammerhead sharks, manta rays and other species protected under CITES

14 Mar 2013

One small step for mankind, and a great big one for the world's oceans this week in Bangkok. The Daily Matter brings you a look at some of the creatures now under protection, and a quick primer on...

10:59AM

Sunday Science

10 Mar 2013

A roundup of what's on the SCMP's science page this Sunday.

08:30PM

The Chinese milk scandal: Why did some children die and some live?

14 Feb 2013

Scientists have found a bacteria living in the gut that makes melamine more toxic – a finding that could explain why some children in China died and others lived after drinking milk tainted with...

12:37AM

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

HKRFU needs to rethink its Sevens ticketing policy

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05:22AM

Howard Winn

See the 'Barbarian Suppressing and Pacifying General'

05:39AM

Tom Holland

Iceland's harsh cure would be a better medicine for Cyprus

03:14AM

Love, sex, reproduction and a rose grown in space: science for Valentine's Day

You knew the scientists were going to be all over this.

05:16PM

Hong Kong at night, if you could see all the stars

What would happen if there was a power outage in the city, just for five minutes. What would the heavens reveal?

08:55AM

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You are here: a little perspective for a Monday morning

A dose of space, and Carl Sagan to cure your Monday morning blues.

10:39PM

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Beijing's crazy, quick fixes for toxic air: canned air, bicycle-powered air filters

With air pollution at an all time high in the Chinese capital, Beijing's residents are coming up with novel ways to try to deal with the suffocating smog.

10:36PM

Video: First footage of the giant squid in its natural habitat

Their elusiveness makes them the stuff of legends: Monsters that rise from the depths of the oceans to wrap their tentacles around unsuspecting ships taking sailors to their watery graves. The...

10:27PM

Sunday Science