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Charred piece of secretive Chinese rocket found still smoldering in the Australian outback
Experts believe that a five-foot-wide piece of space debris discovered near an Australian mining town was part of a dead Chinese rocket. The wreckage likely crashed just before it was found.
5,000-year-old skeleton masks and skull cups made from human bones discovered in China
Archaeologists in China found a collection of human bones that showed signs of being "worked" like any other natural material.
Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable
Earth from space A 2025 satellite photo shows a particularly complex section of the Yarlung Zangbo River as it twists its way through the Tibetan Plateau. This part of the "braided" waterway has experienced drastic visual changes over recent decades, which could soon be accentuated by climate change.
China issues new pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions — is it now a global leader in climate action?
China has committed to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035 — but is this going to cut it? Tell us what you think.
When China makes a climate pledge, the world should listen
Opinion Beijing has a track record of only promising what it plans to deliver. But too often the world's attention is elsewhere.
'If there is a space race, China's already winning it': NASA unlikely to bring Mars samples back to Earth before China does, experts say
"If there is a space race, China's already winning it, and could win it dramatically in the next few decades."
1 million-year-old skull from China holds clues to the origins of Neanderthals, Denisovans and humans
Reconstruction of a 1 million-year-old skull shows that early human groups split and diversified quickly.
New report warns that China could overtake the US as top nation in space — and it could happen 'in 5-10 years,' expert claims
A new report from the Commercial Space Federation warns that China could soon overtake the U.S. in the "new space race." The country's rapid progression starkly contrasts the limitations imposed on NASA by record-breaking budget cuts.
