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The artificial embryos used in the latest experiment were built from stem cells that shared similar structures with real human embryos. Photo: CCTV
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China sends embryos into orbit to discover if humans can reproduce in space

Artificial embryos sent to the Tiangong space station to study impact of zero-gravity on human development, CCTV reports.

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China’s ‘dark factory’ more than doubles production efficiency for J-20 jets

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Acclaimed biologist Xu Xianzhong returns to China after arrests in his US lab

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Here’s how China plans to sanction-proof its C919 passenger jet

Aviation expert Zhang Yanzhong, who played a leading role in developing the C919, warns of a real risk of being cut off from supply chains.

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Many of the C919’s most critical components are supplied by Western firms. Photo: Dickson Lee
Many of the C919’s most critical components are supplied by Western firms. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Inspired by crocodile scales, Chinese armour tech said to deflect projectiles

Diamond-shaped ceramic tiles arranged at 45-degree angles could be used for body armour, vehicles and armed helicopters, researchers say.

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A big step forward for optical core of China’s Taiji gravitational wave project

A detector that will form part of a 3 million km-long triangular ruler has passed ground tests.

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China’s ‘super catalyst’ turns waste water into fertiliser building block

Researchers transform nitrate pollution into ammonia, used to create plant food, which could strengthen China’s fertiliser supply chain.

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The journal cover depicting catalysts with unprecedented metal loadings. Photo: Han Lili
The journal cover depicting catalysts with unprecedented metal loadings. Photo: Han Lili
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Global food and water supplies on thin ice as Argentina opens glaciers to mining

Scientists warn that allowing access to deposits near vital ice reserves threatens food production sustaining 400 million people.

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Meet China’s moon porter for Chang’e-8 mission: a 4-wheeled robot with 2 arms

The AI-powered ‘extraordinary’ rover is set to pick up and install gear developed by teams from around the world on the lunar south pole.

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China unveils world’s first dual-core quantum computer: Hanyuan-2

Unlike other models, the machine does not need to be kept at ultra-low temperatures and is easier to maintain.

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The technology has been described as a “new stage” in quantum technology. Photo: Handout
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Could omega-3 supplements hurt the brain? Chinese military study flags risks

Army Medical University researchers issue grim warning after findings show high doses of fish oil tablets may accelerate Alzheimer’s decline.

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Many older adults are accustomed to taking omega-3 supplements to help protect cognitive function. Photo: Shutterstock
Many older adults are accustomed to taking omega-3 supplements to help protect cognitive function. Photo: Shutterstock
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Ke Tao, China’s remote sensing expert ‘devoted’ to national defence, dies at 48

The Wuhan University professor specialised in taking measurements from images and received a military award in 2015.

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Chinese health authority says no need to worry about latest hantavirus outbreak

CDC says the strain behind the current outbreak, which emerged on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina, has no natural hosts in the country.

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Why are China’s coastal fish farms disappearing while India’s are expanding?

China’s coastal aquaculture ponds span the largest area in the world but they are shrinking – and that is a good thing.

Aquaculture workers check sea cucumber growth at a marine farm in China's eastern Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua
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China’s Tongji University punishes top cancer researcher for misconduct

Wang Ping has been fired as dean of life sciences school, demoted by two ranks, and issued a 24-month ban on promotions, funding and awards.

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Tongji University in Shanghai says it will use the case as a lesson to strengthen oversight of research integrity among staff and students. Photo: Handout
Tongji University in Shanghai says it will use the case as a lesson to strengthen oversight of research integrity among staff and students. Photo: Handout
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Will Iran war threaten next harvest? Which countries are most at risk?

As the Hormuz blockade cuts off vital agricultural inputs, Food and Agriculture Organization official views China as key food security partner.

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Handle with care: Chinese study finds aquatic virus can infect human eyes

Handling seafood with bare hands or eating it raw said to increase risk of exposure to pathogen first found in shrimp.

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Do artificial sweeteners cause inheritable biological changes?

New study suggests alterations in gut microbiota, gene expression and metabolism, with some effects persisting in offspring.

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Stevia is among the world’s most widely used non-nutritive sweeteners. Photo: Shutterstock
Stevia is among the world’s most widely used non-nutritive sweeteners. Photo: Shutterstock
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China’s new marine buoy says goodbye to classic Western design used since WWII

First-of-its-kind intelligent ocean-observation buoy with disc-shaped side anchor solves ‘tangling nightmare’ of traditional structures.

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China’s war on Alzheimer’s, uranium-hunting material: 7 science highlights

From a zero emission ‘coal battery’ to China’s war on Alzheimer’s, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

US-China tech war

AI | AI ecosystems in China and US grow apart amid tech war

China and US have different goals for artificial intelligence and ways of developing it. Washington’s curbs on tech exports have widened the gap between them.

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China targets top spot in supercomputing with fully domestic, CPU-only machine

Lingsheng or LineShine, built from home-grown CPUs, is designed to surpass America’s El Capitan, the world’s fastest supercomputer.

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Chinese supercomputer experts aim for their LineShine computer, with all domestically made CPUs, to be the fastest in the world in the face of US export restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock
Chinese supercomputer experts aim for their LineShine computer, with all domestically made CPUs, to be the fastest in the world in the face of US export restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock
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China unveils driverless mining truck that can ‘crab-walk’ across rough terrain

The Shuanglin K7 is the world’s first mining truck capable of moving sideways and pivoting on the spot, allowing it to work in narrow pits.

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US-China relations

Could Chinese mathematicians tip the balance in a US conference boycott?

Petition signed by 2,300 scholars from 80 countries urges ‘World Cup’ to be moved due to American policies towards foreign academics.

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UN climate body presses on after US quits, while China leads with renewables

As global temperatures near key threshold, the IPCC is focusing on adaptation and carbon dioxide removal, chair says.

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Jim Skea, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, says carbon dioxide removal is “the only way in which you can actually cool the planet again” if global temperatures surpass a key benchmark. Photo: Anadolu via Getty Images
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