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Korea boosts budget for basic science sector to W1.69 tr

Nov 14, 2018

South Korea said Wednesday that it has raised its budget for the basic science sector to 1.69 trillion won ($1.49 billion) next year as it vowed to focus on researcher-oriented research and developme...
Korea to launch science satellite from US air base

Nov 11, 2018

South Korea's science ministry said Sunday it will launch a small satellite from an air force base in the United States later this month to conduct scientific research. The Ministry of Science and I...
Scientists develop elastic, bio-compatible material

Aug 14, 2018

A group of Korean scientists has developed a new type elastic and bio-compatible material that could be utilized in the research and production of future bioelectronics, a state-run institute said Tu...
Black rice may help prevent osteoporosis: study

Jun 27, 2018

A new study suggested a possibility that black rice might help prevent the onset of osteoporosis. The joint study conducted by Eulji University and Korea University discovered that black rice extrac...
Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds

Jun 3, 2018

Most women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy without hurting their chances of beating the disease, doctors are reporting from a landmark study that u...
Korean Air employees hold candlelight vigil against controlling family

May 4, 2018

(Yonhap) Nearly 500 former and current employees of Korean Air Lines Co. staged a candlelight vigil on Friday to protest abusive treatment by the controlling Cho family, amid rising public outcry ov...
Prosecution rejects Korean Air heiress' arrest warrant over alleged assault

May 4, 2018

Prosecutors on Friday rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for a daughter of Korean Air Lines Co.'s chairman over an alleged assault. Earlier, the Seoul Gangseo Police Station said they r...
Scientists create new nanostructure with peptides

Apr 19, 2018

A group of South Korean scientists has used amino acids and peptides to create a new type of nanostructure that can be utilized in various industries, a joint university-company team said Thursday....
Korea to send more scientists to int'l nuclear fusion reactor project: govt.

Mar 28, 2018

Korea said Wednesday it will send more scientists to an international consortium for the building of a nuclear fusion reactor so as to help build its own clean energy facility down the road. The Min...
[Graphic News] Korea ranks 7th in science, technology capabilities

Feb 27, 2018

South Korea’s science and technology capabilities ranked seventh last year among the 34 member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a state-run think tan...
Biggest Supermoon of year to light up Seoul sky this weekend

Nov 29, 2017

The biggest supermoon of this year is set to brighten up Seoul sky around midnight on Sunday, a state-run maritime research agency said Wednesday. According to Korea Astronomy and Space Science Inst...
Gene editing meeting to open in Seoul

Sept 26, 2017

Genome editing experts from around the globe will get together in Seoul later this week to introduce and share their new genome engineering technologies, organizers said Tuesday. "The IBS-Nature Con...
[Graphic News] The colors of fall

Sept 24, 2017

Leaves use carbohydrates (sugars) to continually produce chlorophyll, which makes the leaves green; the chemical absorbs the blue and orange components of sunlight and converts them into energy for t...
KAERI promotes SMART reactors at IAEA meeting

Sept 19, 2017

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute said Tuesday that it promoted its SMART reactor for export to third countries at the ongoing assembly of the international nuclear watchdog in Vienna. The ...
Korean-American scholars discover mechanism that may hold key to preventing autism

Sept 14, 2017

Two Korean-American scholars have identified a mechanism in mice that links autism in offspring to a mother’s gut infection during pregnancy, in a discovery that could one day help prevent the develo...