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1. US and Israeli physicists hail China’s glueball discovery as a ‘triumph’
The international physics community has hailed a Chinese-led discovery as a “triumph” after researchers presented the strongest evidence yet for the existence of the “glueball” – a mysterious particle made of pure force.
2. Chinese satellite imagery analysis challenges US-Iran war claims
Chinese scientists have used detailed satellite imagery analysis to examine damage to US military bases in the Middle East, uncovering discrepancies in both Washington and Tehran’s claims over the scale of the conflict.
3. Chinese satellite captures video of SpaceX rocket debris crashing into the moon

In a show of space surveillance strength, a newly launched Chinese satellite tracked a piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashing into the moon and captured footage of its impact.
4. Chinese observatory finds most powerful particle accelerator in the universe

A China-led team has detected the highest-energy light particle ever recorded, showing that the universe can accelerate matter to 30 times the previously predicted limit.
5. China’s ambitious plan to conquer desertification has unlikely ally – the sun
Following in the footprints of its ambitious Great Green Wall, China is leaning into a solar-powered pivot as part of its decades-long effort to tackle desertification in the arid north.
6. Chinese rocket scientists find ‘most effective’ way to nuke a doomsday asteroid

Chinese researchers believe they may have found the most effective way to destroy or deflect a large, Earth-threatening asteroid – by burying a nuclear bomb beneath its surface and exploding it.
7. PLA scientists call submarine cables carrying 99% of global data ‘easy target’
The underwater cables that play a vital role supporting the international digital economy are increasingly vulnerable to attack from low-cost drones, Chinese military researchers have warned.


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The Beijing Spectrometer III particle detector at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider in Beijing, where researchers have found the strongest evidence yet for the long-sought glueball. Photo: Handout

An image of the moon’s surface shows the estimated impact sites for the SpaceX rocket debris according to Chinese firm ATmoto Technology (pink) and Project Pluto (blue). Photo: QQ.com

Artist’s illustration of Cygnus X-3, a binary system in which a black hole likely feeds on a massive companion while launching near-light-speed jets. Photo: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

Chinese engineers are developing a two-pronged method to destroy an asteroid on a collision course with Earth using a powerful nuclear bomb. Photo: Getty Images

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China is making a great leap forward in food production – this time for real

China’s summer grain harvest this year reached 301 billion jin or about 150 million tonnes, according to the People’s Daily. Photo: Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences



Top US science journals more likely to reject paper by Chinese authors: study

Just 2.5 per cent of submissions from China-based researchers were accepted, compared with 8.3 per cent overall for those from North America. Photo: Shutterstock

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From China’s plan against desertification to nuking a ‘doomsday asteroid’, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting


From China’s plan against desertification to nuking a ‘doomsday asteroid’, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.


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China’s glueball ‘triumph’; SpaceX rocket debris caught on video: 7 science highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From China’s plan against desertification to nuking a ‘doomsday asteroid’, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting

1. US and Israeli physicists hail China’s glueball discovery as a ‘triumph’

From China’s plan against desertification to nuking a ‘doomsday asteroid’, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting