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China is dunking data centers into the ocean to keep them coolChina is pulling ahead of the rest of the world in sinking data centers that power AI into the ocean as an alternate way to keep them cool.
By You Xiaoying Published
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Robots awkwardly race, fight and flop around in China's first World Humanoid Robot GamesThe first World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in China, with robots competing against each other in track and field, soccer, kickboxing and other events.
By Patrick Pester Published
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'It makes no sense to say there was only one origin of Homo sapiens': How the evolutionary record of Asia is complicating what we know about our speciesAs experts study the human fossil record of Asia, many have come to see it as telling a different story than what happened in Europe and Africa.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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300,000-year-old teeth from China may be evidence that humans and Homo erectus interbred, according to new studyA study of a handful of 300,000-year-old teeth revealed an ancient human group had a mix of archaic and modern tooth features.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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400-mile-long chain of fossilized volcanoes discovered beneath ChinaResearchers recently discovered a huge chain of extinct volcanoes buried deep below South China that formed when two tectonic plates collided during the breakup of Rodinia, around 800 million years ago.
By Aubrey Zerkle Published
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Oldest wooden tools unearthed in East Asia show that ancient humans made planned trips to dig up edible plantsThe 300,000 year-old tools show that hominins in East Asia made planned foraging trips to lakeshores and designed instruments for specific purposes.
By Sascha Pare Published
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New viruses identified in bats in ChinaBats found near orchards harbor pathogens that could be passed to livestock or humans.
By Brian Owens Published
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Women likely ruled in Stone Age China, DNA analysis of 4,500-year-old skeletons revealsGenetic analysis of 60 people buried in a Stone Age cemetery has revealed two clans headed by women that spanned 10 generations.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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Ancient 'Dragon Man' skull from China isn't what we thoughtScientists have determined that a giant skull from an ancient human relative named the "Dragon Man" is actually Denisovan.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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