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Chinese scientists have crossed a lychee with a longan, producing a hybrid fruit called Cuimi that breaks long-standing reproductive barriers between plant genera for the first time. Photo: Guangzhou Daily
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Fruit fusion: how will the market react to China’s lychee-longan creation?

Described as tender and crisp, Cuimi delivers about double the yield compared with Shixia longan, say developers.

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Beijing’s tree die-off shows hidden risks of rapid underground water recovery

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China’s hypersonic weapons can be guided by the stars if GPS fails: report

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China says US tried to buy its super magnet that has ‘40% higher’ performance

America’s Brookhaven lab once ‘monopolised’ the specialist technology, but China says it is now ’winning’ in that field.

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The magnets were used to upgrade the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider. Photo: IHEP
The magnets were used to upgrade the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider. Photo: IHEP
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Tougher than armour, hard as diamond: China’s unbreakable crystal breakthrough

Scientists use carbon nanotubes to build an internal support structure that overcomes the brittle glasslike nature of diamonds.

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2,300-year-old wine found near Great Wall ruin reveals ancient brewing secrets

Archaeologists uncover 3.7 litres of well-preserved liquid in a Qin cemetery, confirming the use of millet-based brewing near the frontier.

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Chinese researchers use microbubbles to shrink aggressive liver tumours: paper

Cancer patients who received the experimental treatment in combination with standard therapies saw improvement, study finds.

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Research has indicated that the movement of microbubbles in the bloodstream can enhance conventional treatments of advanced liver cancer. Photo: Shutterstock
Research has indicated that the movement of microbubbles in the bloodstream can enhance conventional treatments of advanced liver cancer. Photo: Shutterstock
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China enables free access to DNA-screening AI tool to help fight rare diseases

The team hopes the open-source AI framework will help decode rare diseases and provide equitable access to precision medicine.

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China using AI facial recognition to track fish in Tibet’s largest river

Round-the-clock tracking system helps to identify and monitor species travelling through a dam fishway on the Yarlung Tsangpo River.

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

Global experts praise team for solving 50-year-old puzzle, while Chinese social media buzzes with Nobel Prize predictions.

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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
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What is a glueball? Chinese-led team finds rare particle made entirely of force

After 15 years of research, scientists discover definitive evidence of glueballs using the Beijing Electron Positron Collider II.

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The Beijing Spectrometer III of the Beijing Electron Positron Collider II has helped prove the existence of “glueballs”. Photo: Institute of High Energy Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Beijing Spectrometer III of the Beijing Electron Positron Collider II has helped prove the existence of “glueballs”. Photo: Institute of High Energy Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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China’s lunar research station could be guarded by robot watchdogs: scientists

Custom-designed machines could identify hazards on the moon and help astronauts collect rock samples, source water ice, researchers say.

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Chinese scientists find some Yangtze flood controls may do more harm than good

By compressing rivers and stripping away natural defences, human engineering may be worsening flood impacts, prompting a global rethink.

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Chinese breakthrough paves way for production of graphene-based quantum chips

Researchers overcome instability problem of a rare form of the material long prized for its remarkable properties.

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A simple change to the stacking arrangement of graphene layers gives rise to remarkable properties. Photo: Shutterstock
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China plans to increase mine output in world’s largest rare earth deposit by 50%

Chinese mining company to invest US$74 million in Bayan Obo in Inner Mongolia, expanding its output from 10 million to 15 million tonnes.

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A view of a rare earth mine in Bayan Obo mining district of Baotou, in China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
A view of a rare earth mine in Bayan Obo mining district of Baotou, in China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
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Chinese satellite captures video of SpaceX rocket debris crashing into the moon

Gande-1 01 is China’s first space debris monitoring satellite and the lead unit in a planned 120-satellite monitoring constellation.

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Chinese AI robot delivers needle-free pig vaccinations with 93% accuracy

Beijing researchers combine artificial intelligence and a six-axis robotic arm to automate swine vaccinations.

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China’s ambitious plan to conquer desertification has unlikely ally – the sun

Desert regions are being transformed into clean energy hubs that also halt deserts and create habitats for wildlife.

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China’s goal is for large-scale clean energy projects in its arid regions to reach an installed capacity of 455GW by 2030. Photo: Xinhua
China’s goal is for large-scale clean energy projects in its arid regions to reach an installed capacity of 455GW by 2030. Photo: Xinhua
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Former NTU vice-president K. Jimmy Hsia leaves Singapore for new Chinese institute

AAAS fellow who held senior roles at University of Illinois and Carnegie Mellon brings decades of cross-disciplinary leadership.

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PLA scientists call submarine cables carrying 99% of global data ‘easy target’

Cables that support US$10 trillion in daily cross-border transactions could be increasingly vulnerable to attack from uncrewed vessels.

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How an amputee Chinese scientist is fortifying the country’s military software

After life-threatening emergency, researcher returns to help make the code behind weapons and defence equipment free of bugs.

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Wang Ji is a computer science researcher at the National University of Defence Technology in Changsha, Hunan province. Photo: Xinhua
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Shenzhen-based AI mathematician Yurii Nesterov wins top prize in applied maths

‘Crazy to stop right now’: researcher rejects retirement to build on his 40-year legacy during the golden age of artificial intelligence.

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Shenzhen-based AI mathematician Yurii Nesterov has won the highest honour in the global applied mathematics community – the Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize. Photo: Handout
Shenzhen-based AI mathematician Yurii Nesterov has won the highest honour in the global applied mathematics community – the Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize. Photo: Handout
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Chinese observatory finds most powerful particle accelerator in the universe

Cygnus X-3 provides opportunity to test how black holes and other objects launch particles to highest energies in the Milky Way, team says.

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How a Xinjiang weed could cut China’s reliance on Southeast Asian rubber

Dandelion that oozes milky fluid when root is broken poised to help ease country’s import reliance.

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China is working towards 100% renewable power at its Antarctic bases by 2035

A system that uses wind, solar and hydrogen energy already meets more than 60 per cent of demand at Qinling Station.

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Qinling Station, China’s newest base in Antarctica, is mainly powered by clean energy. Photo: Xinhua
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