Science academy kicks off H7N9 research

2013-04-09 20:13:51

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has started researching how humans can avoid contracting the H7N9 virus.

China reports top 10 archaeological finds in 2012

2013-04-09 19:04:52

Chinese authorities on Tuesday announced the top 10 archaeological discoveries made in 2012, with the earliest dating back to the Paleolithic era.

Europe-China co-op in supercomputing discussed

2013-04-09 03:52:48

Every opportunity should be seized to create favorable conditions for joint work on high-performance computing (HPC) in Europe and China, Stefan Vodenicharov, president of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

China conducts first space science active experiment

2013-04-05 21:19:56

China's first space science active experiment was conducted Friday morning to study the dynamical processes of the Earth's ionosphere, a top scientific institute said.

Chinese mobiles phones to get Beidou access

2013-04-02 21:38:27

China is promoting the civilian use of its indigenous Beidou Navigation Satellite System and plans to apply it in public mobile phones services, an official said on Tuesday.

Food tester may help serve up peace of mind

2013-04-02 01:17:27

Scientists at Tianjin University of Science and Technology say they have developed a handheld tester that can detect pathogenic bacteria and excessive drug or pesticide residue.

Spacecraft ends testing, moves to launch center

2013-04-01 00:57:27

The Shenzhou X spacecraft, which will be launched between June and August, has completed testing and on Sunday left Beijing for the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province.

China's new manned spacecraft reaches launch center

2013-03-31 22:04:42

China's new manned spacecraft Shenzhou-10, scheduled to blast off in early June this year, was delivered to the launch center in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, on Sunday after passing pre-delivery tests, China's manned space program announced.

Chinese Antarctic team returns to N Hemisphere

2013-03-31 21:01:45

Xuelong, the Chinese research vessel involved in an Antarctic expedition, crossed the equator and returned to the Northern Hemisphere on Sunday.

China to build more Antarctic stations by 2015

2013-03-29 14:14:08

China is planning to build two new research stations in Antarctica by 2015 and site inspections are already being conducted by an expedition team, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said Thursday.

China to launch Earth observation satellite

2013-03-29 07:21:49

China will launch the first satellite for its high-resolution system for Earth observation in April, a government agency revealed Thursday.

New subatomic particle discovered by BES III

2013-03-27 03:15:34

A group of international scientists working with the Beijing Spectrometer III (BES III) on Tuesday announced that they may have detected a new subatomic particle.