Policy
South Korea Reveals Moon-lander Plans
The country's space agency has released images of a lunar module and a rover ahead of a planned 2020 launch
Stories by Soo Bin Park
Environment
South Korea Makes Billion-Dollar Bet on Fusion Power
A fusion power demonstration reactor to be built in the 2030s in collaboration with the DoE's Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, represents a step toward commercial use
Health
Hepatitis E Vaccine Debuts
A Chinese biotech partnership's vaccine success raises hopes for prevention of overlooked diseases, including hepatitis E, which claims 70,000 lives annually
Evolution
Science and Archaeopteryx Overcome Creationism in South Korea
The government has asked publishers to retain examples of evolution in biology textbooks
Biology
South Korea Surrenders to Creationist Demands
A campaign has succeeded in its aims to remove references to evolution, including the avian ancestor Archaeopteryx, from high-school textbooks
