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SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation 'under threat' by Russia and China
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite constellation has become a prime target for Russia and China, according to a new report assessing the counterspace capabilities of a dozen countries over the past year.

Rainbow Mountains: China's psychedelic landscape created when 2 tectonic plates collided
By Sascha Pare published
The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic tectonic collision that created the Himalayas.

Unknown human species in East Asia used sophisticated tools at the same time Neanderthals did in Europe
By Ben Marwick published
A stone tool discovery in China rewrites the human story of Middle Paleolithic era in East Asia

China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says
By Josh Dinner published
"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore."

China's superfast charging technology is twice as fast as Tesla's — fully recharging EVs in just 6 minutes
By Ben Turner published
BYD's e-platform charges twice as fast as Tesla's superchargers, meaning its cars can travel up to 250 miles on a five-minute charge

China's new 2D transistor could soon be used to make the world's fastest processors
By Alan Bradley published
Advances in materials and architecture could lead to silicon-free chip manufacturing thanks to a new type of transistor.

Terracotta Army quiz: What do you know about the 'warriors' in the 2,200-year-old tomb of China's 1st emperor?
By Kristina Killgrove published
Quiz Local farmers discovered thousands of terracotta warrior statues in Shaanxi, China, in 1974. How much do you know about these unique artifacts?

Chinese scientists use laser drones to count the country's trees — all 142.6 billion of them
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers have counted the number of trees in China and mapped their distribution across the country using a laser-based technique called lidar.
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