A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

"Five-year plans are to China's development what construction drawings are to building a house," said Ran Hao, a professor at ...

China’s lunar ambitions have evolved from symbolic flag planting to a systematic push for permanent space infrastructure.

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Recent archaeological findings at the Mapu Tsho Lake in Kangmar county, Shigatse, the Xizang autonomous region suggest that ...