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The study marks the world’s first successful differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into germ cells in a space environment, according to paper published in Science Advances. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese scientists have bad news on having babies in space

Researchers use China’s Tianzhou spacecraft missions since 2017 to study how microgravity and space radiation can affect biology.

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Aerospace: Geopolitics

How is China hunting hidden space rocks that could ‘devastate a small country’?

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China’s lab monkey prices hit Covid-era highs on new drug R&D demand

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Why the US-China space race could come down to a thin metal cap

Propellant tank dome that is only millimetres thick must withstand extreme internal pressures and is very difficult to mass-produce.

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A Long March-10B carrier rocket blasts off from a spacecraft launch site in Wenchang in China's southern Hainan province on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
A Long March-10B carrier rocket blasts off from a spacecraft launch site in Wenchang in China's southern Hainan province on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
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Award-winning chemist Zhang Wei leaves US to join China’s Great Bay University

On his return to China, Zhang says he looks forward to cultivating talent ‘who truly understand science, technology and industrial needs’.

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China is now world’s No 1 science power, top Russian scientist says

After receiving Chinese award, chemist and materials researcher says it gives him confidence that he’s ‘on the right track’.

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Accidents and disasters in China

‘China’s real-life transformer’: new rescue tech used in dramatic flood evacuation

Rapid-deployment, heavy-duty pontoon barge deployed to ferry 6,000 stranded people from flooded college in southern China.

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A foldable, self-propelled pontoon barge helped Chinese rescuers ferry 6,000 students and teachers to safety after Guangxi Logistics Vocational and Technical College in Guigang was flooded. Photo: X@SpoxCHN_MaoNing
A foldable, self-propelled pontoon barge helped Chinese rescuers ferry 6,000 students and teachers to safety after Guangxi Logistics Vocational and Technical College in Guigang was flooded. Photo: X@SpoxCHN_MaoNing
SCMP Highlights

China’s satellite engine outpaces US, new SpaceX rival: 7 science highlights

From China unveiling microwave weapons to top neurobiologist leaving US, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

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Will AI kill English classes? Chinese university to drop them as tech booms

The institution will replace English lessons with intercultural communication courses as translation tools bridge language barriers.

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China used a giant net to land a reusable rocket. Does the idea have legs?

It’s an unconventional approach that has sparked debate over how it stacks up against America’s landing-leg system.

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The Long March-10B rocket booster is safely recovered in the South China Sea on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
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The young Chinese scientist behind ‘impossible’ breakthrough on sodium batteries

Award-winner Lu Yaxiang and her team are working towards making commercially viable batteries from the abundant, low-cost mineral.

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Sodium-ion batteries have been constrained by their energy density. Photo: Shutterstock
Sodium-ion batteries have been constrained by their energy density. Photo: Shutterstock
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Using AI could reduce exam scores by a fifth, a study on Chinese students finds

Researchers in Sweden and Hong Kong say students may experience a deceptive sense of fluency – AI makes tasks feel effortless.

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US-China relations

US National Science Foundation to ban projects with flagged Chinese institutions

Raising security fears, NSF moves from case-by-case approval to full ban on working with restricted entities and their employees.

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Pan Jianwei becomes first Chinese scientist to win top UN basic science prize

Father of quantum recognised for ‘seminal contributions to large-scale secure quantum communications and scalable quantum computation’.

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Chinese physicist Pan Jianwei has been named a recipient of the Unesco-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences, an award commemorating the creator of the periodic table. Photo: Handout
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China to make car connectivity mandatory as US moves to tighten ban

New vehicles with smart driver assistance systems will have to support continuous safety monitoring, data recording and remote management.

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The national safety standard will apply to new vehicles from January next year. Photo: Reuters
The national safety standard will apply to new vehicles from January next year. Photo: Reuters
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China joins US in reusable orbital rocket capability

The successful capture of the booster stage of a Long March-10B rocket is a first step on the road to narrowing the decade-long head start of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

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China supercharges AI with 100-fold faster optical chip breakthrough

Peking University researchers develop new all-optical interconnect system linking standard electronic chips with specific algorithms.

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Japanese Astronomical Society ex-president Shigeru Ida joins China’s Westlake

Top planetary scientist will lead young university’s new astronomy department after decades shaping human understanding of the universe.

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Shigeru Ida, president of the Japanese Society for Origins of Life and Astrobiology since 2025, is widely regarded as one of the world’s most influential planetary scientists. Photo: Handout
Shigeru Ida, president of the Japanese Society for Origins of Life and Astrobiology since 2025, is widely regarded as one of the world’s most influential planetary scientists. Photo: Handout
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Could China’s lunar laser tower bring Nikola Tesla’s free energy dream to life?

Chinese scientists show how wireless electricity may become reality on the moon, with laser network to beam solar energy into dark craters.

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What happened before Chinese scientist Wang Danhao took his life in the US?

Promising researcher’s family and friends still await police report, which could provide critical details about events leading to his death.

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China’s reusable rocket feat lights up the web: is SpaceX set to lose its crown?

The space race just became a real race again, says one online commentator, after net-and-cable recovery of rocket booster sparks awe.

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A drone photo shows the capturing of the returned first stage of the Long March-10B carrier rocket on a seaborne platform via a net-capture system, near Wenchang in southern China’s Hainan province on July 10. Photo: Xinhua via AP
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Chinese team’s wearable dopamine patch could be used to track depression

Researchers say their sensor can monitor levels of the neurotransmitter in real time, bringing at-home health management ‘closer to reality’.

Abnormal dopamine levels are associated with neurological conditions including Parkinson’s disease and depression. Image: Shutterstock
Abnormal dopamine levels are associated with neurological conditions including Parkinson’s disease and depression. Image: Shutterstock
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As Typhoon Bavi nears, Chinese bloggers warned AI storm forecasts may be illegal

Online ‘weather enthusiasts’ in China are posting typhoon predictions, prompting criticism from state media.

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US scientists use Chinese humanoid robot to carry out keyhole surgery

The robot, nicknamed Surgie, was remotely controlled by human surgeons as it carried out the procedure on a pig.

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10 scientists and experts who have left US and UK for China so far in 2026

From a Nobel Prize winner to the creator of the first plant ID app, here are some of the scientists and experts who made the move.

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Some of the scientists and experts who left the West for China in 2026 (from left to right): Peipei Chen, Dai Liang and Zhang Kai. Photo: Handout
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