Ancient DNA identifies 146,000 year-old ‘Dragon Man’ as a Denisovan
Ancient DNA and proteins identify China’s nearly complete “Dragon Man” skull as Denisovan.The fossil, at least 146,000 years…
Tiny Diamond Beams Could Unlock More Powerful Quantum Networks
Conceptual illustration of an integrated quantum photonic circuit in which diamond nanobeams containing quantum emitters and spins are…
Claims China’s BeiDou satellite was refuelled in orbit could change space race
Chinese researchers appear to have revealed a previously unknown satellite-to-satellite refuelling operation in high Earth orbit, putting the…
Genetic module unlocks male sterility for hybrid watermelon breeding
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is the world’s third-largest fruit crop, and commercial cultivation relies heavily on F1 hybrids because…
Researchers Turned “Empty Space” Into a Tool for Superconductivity
Schematic of vacuum-fluctuation-enhanced superconductivity. Credit: USTC Researchers used a specially designed cavity to strengthen quantum vacuum fluctuations and…
Antarctica Gained a Record 695 Billion Tons of Ice in Just Two Years
A rare surge in Antarctic snowfall temporarily added hundreds of billions of tons of ice to East Antarctica,…
Magnetic Bacterium Extends Lifespan by 43% in Surprising Anti-Aging Study
A magnetic bacterium produced a striking longevity effect in worms. Researchers traced the benefit to reduced iron accumulation…
Chinese magnetic sensor breakthrough may help smartwatch detect submarine 500 metres deep
Picture a fisherman hauling in his nets on a calm morning at sea, when his smartwatch suddenly vibrates…
What is a glueball? Chinese-led team finds rare particle made entirely of force
In a historic breakthrough, a Chinese-led international team of scientists has confirmed the existence of the glueball –…
China finds first strong evidence of mysterious new matter glueball
In a global first, researchers at the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) in China have found experimental…
China team unearths world’s oldest amber, hidden in ancient Xinjiang coal seam
Chinese scientists have uncovered the world’s oldest verified amber in the northwestern Xinjiang region, revealing that ancient plants…
China can turn plastic waste to jet fuel at a low cost: study
Global plastic production exceeds 460 million tonnes annually, and the material’s resistance to degradation is fuelling growing concern…