Obituaries
Nobel-winning chemist Ei-ichi Negishi dead at 85
Japanese scientist did pioneering work in organic compounds used in drugs and farming
Science
Caixin
Chinese mRNA vaccine developer raises a record $200m
Fresh funds to finance clinical trials and production of vaccine candidate
Pharmaceuticals
FDA approves Biogen and Eisai's much-debated Alzheimer's drug
Decision likely to spark disagreements among physicians and patient groups
Coronavirus
Fauci urges China to release medical records of Wuhan lab workers
Biden adviser calls for help on solving question of whether COVID 'leaked' from facility
Caixin
China's Genebox hypes a fresh breakthrough in home DNA testing
Chinese people's lack of interest in ancestral analysis may make the tech moot
COVID vaccines
WHO approves Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Second Chinese vaccine gets green light as agency pushes for global access
Obituaries
Yuan Longping, rice researcher who helped feed China, dies at 90
Father of hybrid strains spent half a century fending off hunger
Science
China's Martian rover takes 1st drive on surface of Red Planet
Solar-powered Zhurong begins study of surface soil and atmosphere
COVID vaccines
COVID-19 infections and deaths plummet after jabs: Italian study
First EU real-world research shows cases fall 80% five weeks after dose
Asia Insight
COVID purgatory: Variants and other risks complicate Asia's escape
Amid uneven vaccinations, India stirs fears as Singapore and Israel offer hope
Aerospace & Defense
China rocket launch kicks off first manned space station
Mission comes two weeks ahead of country's planned debut Mars landing
Science
China eyes asteroid defense system and comet mission
Agency head envisions the nation operating thousands of flights a year
Science
Japan's Hoshide, others head to space station aboard SpaceX rocket
Launch marks the first reuse of rocket and capsule in a mission
Aerospace & Defense
NASA helicopter Ingenuity makes historic first flight on Mars
Solar-powered rotorcraft brings 'Wright Brothers moment' to US space agency
Energy
Japan bans TEPCO from restarting nuclear plant over safety flaws
Transporting fuel at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors in Niigata to be prohibited
Coronavirus
British COVID variant not as severe as feared: The Lancet
Study finds strain does not cause worse disease in hospitalized patients
Coronavirus
Japan transplants live-donor lung to COVID patient in world first
Husband and son donors in good condition, says Kyoto University Hospital
Coronavirus
A third of COVID survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders
Study on mostly American patients finds lingering anxiety and depression
