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Chinese scientists use laser drones to count the country's trees — all 142.6 billion of themResearchers 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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China's Manus AI 'agent' could be our 1st glimpse at artificial general intelligenceChinese startup Butterfly Effect has unveiled what it claims is the first general AI agent capable of acting autonomously.
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'The most shameful form of execution': Han warriors found dismembered in 2,100-year-old mass grave in MongoliaGenetic analysis of skeletons in a mass grave in Mongolia has revealed they were soldiers in the Han-Xiongnu Wars more than two millennia ago.
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2,200-year-old grave in China contains 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substanceArchaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic red substance that contains mercury.
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East Asians who can digest lactose can thank Neanderthal genesUnique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the population over time because they bolstered immune responses against pathogens, new data reveal.
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Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study findsHow and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.
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Golden scaleless cave fish discovered in China shows evolution in actionThe discovery of a golden scaleless fish in China is helping scientists understand how animals evolved to live in caves.
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Fortifications older than the Great Wall of China discovered in Chinese mountain passA 2,800-year-old fortified wall has been found in a narrow mountain pass in China.
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Chinese scientists reveal plans for near-invisible stealth missiles that could 'redefine modern warfare'Chinese scientists claim to have found a new way of injecting helium into rocket engines, which could be used to make missiles that are much harder to detect or intercept. The new technology was allegedly inspired by the faulty spacecraft that "stranded" NASA astronauts on the ISS last year.
