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Unknown human species in East Asia used sophisticated tools at the same time Neanderthals did in EuropeA stone tool discovery in China rewrites the human story of Middle Paleolithic era in East Asia
By Ben Marwick Published
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China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says"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."
By Josh Dinner Published
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China's superfast charging technology is twice as fast as Tesla's — fully recharging EVs in just 6 minutesBYD'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
By Ben Turner Published
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Terracotta Army quiz: What do you know about the 'warriors' in the 2,200-year-old tomb of China's 1st emperor?Quiz Local farmers discovered thousands of terracotta warrior statues in Shaanxi, China, in 1974. How much do you know about these unique artifacts?
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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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.
By Sascha Pare Published
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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.
By Patrick Pester Published
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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.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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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.
By Soumya Sagar Published
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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.
By Emily Cooke Published
