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Latest news on research and breakthroughs by Chinese scientists, as the country ramps up investment in science and innovation as part of its ambitions to become a world-leading power by 2035, and other developments worldwide.
LATEST China Science NEWS

Why a fabled Chinese surgeon’s tomb may help rewrite history of anaesthetic use

Trace amounts of aconitine, a toxic plant-derived compound used as a topical anaesthetic, have been detected on ancient Chinese surgical tweezers. Photo: Handout

Human-shaped object in US military UFO files intrigues Chinese expert

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A screen capture from the US declassified UFO files: DOW-UAP-PR059 “NAG UAP 1 Jun 20”, shows a “human-shaped” object. Photo: Handout

Chinese scientists leave posts after whistle-blower raises alarm over their work

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Science blogger Student Geng raised questions about the quality of their work. Photo: Bilibili

Chinese archaeologist who discovered 5,000-year-old city pleads guilty to corruption

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Chinese archaeologist Liu Bin, who discovered a 5,000-year-old vast prehistoric city that rewrote the history of Chinese civilisation, has pleaded guilty to taking bribes and embezzlement. Photo: Caixin

Chinese scientists create ‘kill-them-all’ algorithm for drone warfare

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It is the first known algorithm capable of achieving a 100 per cent kill rate while operating fast enough to keep up with the pace of modern warfare, a recently published paper says. Photo: Shutterstock
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Trace amounts of aconitine, a toxic plant-derived compound used as a topical anaesthetic, have been detected on ancient Chinese surgical tweezers. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

Why a fabled Chinese surgeon’s tomb may help rewrite history of anaesthetic use

Recent discovery provides evidence to support ancient texts about a herbal anaesthetic that was said to have been used during surgery.

United States

Human-shaped object in US military UFO files intrigues Chinese expert

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Mainland China

Chinese scientists leave posts after whistle-blower raises alarm over their work

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China's space programme

Editorial | One small step, one giant leap for Hong Kong’s space economy

When space missions are no longer distant goals for the nation and the city, there is no reason not to aim higher.

Lai Ka-ying, the first astronaut from Hong Kong, waves before taking part in the Shenzhou-23 mission to the Tiangong space station, at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu province on May 24. Photo: Reuters
Mainland China

Chinese archaeologist who discovered 5,000-year-old city pleads guilty to corruption

Liu Bin, former Zhejiang University professor who discovered the Liangzhu ruins, admits taking bribes and embezzlement.

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Mainland China

Chinese scientists create ‘kill-them-all’ algorithm for drone warfare

Smart web identifies objects as friend, foe or terrain, meaning drone swarms can hunt even when communication is jammed and vision blocked.

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China education

As I see it | Young, frustrated Chinese STEM PhDs turn to publishing satirical journals

Amid the pressure to ‘publish or perish’ and the cutthroat competition of academia, junior researchers are finding novel ways to express their discontent.

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Researchers work at a laboratory on the Jiading campus of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics on October 23, 2025. Photo: EPA/Xinhua
Hong Kong

Chinese astronauts land safely in former top secret nuclear missile test site

Shenzhou-21 trio touch down at Dongfeng landing site, now a hub for crewed space missions and commercial aerospace launches.

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Mainland China

Why China is weaponising a ‘towering’ hybrid crop to farm where wheat fails

The crop, known as triticale, is easier to grow in challenging conditions and can provide food for both humans and animals.

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Artificial intelligence

China touts AI ‘brain’ to speed up satellite targeting

Researchers say their AI ‘brain plus tool army’ cuts analysis time and overcomes obstacles without human intervention.

Chinese researchers have unveiled an AI tool designed to take satellite surveillance from the realm of image recognition to that of autonomous reasoning. Photo: Shutterstock
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How Chinese green tech and investment are reshaping the Central Asian landscape

As the belt and road pivots towards clean energy, Kazakhstan and its neighbours are emerging as top partners for Beijing-backed projects.

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Mainland China

Huawei, scientists build 2D parallel computing chip that rewrites Moore’s Law

Marking a global first for 2D semiconductors, the new microprocessor overcomes silicon size limits to boost density and slash data delays.

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Mainland China

Chinese team finds ‘garden-like’ ecosystem blooming in deepest ocean trenches

Rich community of organisms discovered living on rocks at depths of more than 9km, feeding on organic debris from the surface.

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Chinese team uses supercomputer to cut drug screening time from years to seconds

AI platform that can screen vast library of chemical compounds opens up new frontiers in fight against cancer and infectious diseases.

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Innovative drug research and development typically takes more than 10 years to yield results. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

AI is massively increasing China’s new weapon development speed: scientists

Humble rolling bearing now a focal point for country’s defence industry as it experiments with artificial intelligence to gain edge over US.

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Traditional bearing design relies heavily on experienced engineers, lengthy trial-and-error processes and expensive testing. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

Concerns mount in China’s space sector that Musk’s Starship will be a failure

Is the world’s most powerful rocket hitting a wall similar to the engineering limitations experienced decades ago by the Soviet N1?

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Mainland China

How Lionel Messi’s favourite drink is sparking a major health craze in China

Ancient South American fusion may reduce risks of Parkinson’s and is enjoyed by top footballers, but the indigenous drink should be shared.

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Mainland China

‘New form of war’: an insider view of China’s AI strategy in electronic warfare

Fusing AI with radio waves can create faster, smarter and more resilient radars and communication methods designed to confuse enemy jammers.

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AI can predict optimal frequencies for long-range transmissions hours in advance, giving Chinese forces a reliable communication edge during solar storms or electronic attacks, study says. Photo: Getty Images
Mainland China

Chip prodigy Da Bo returns to China after his role in TSMC’s 3nm plant in Japan

The acclaimed researcher’s goal is to bring Chinese semiconductor equipment, materials and components up to global standards.

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Cancer

Chinese scientists develop handheld cancer detection device

The new system is about 10,000 times more sensitive than traditional methods at detecting early-stage lung cancer.

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Mainland China

China merges space programmes as race to the moon with US heats up

The country releases further details about how it is ‘combining experiences and expertise’ from its crewed and uncrewed lunar missions.

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Pictures of the moon’s surface taken by the Chang’e-6 probe in 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s first astronaut lifts off into space on Shenzhou-23 mission

The payload specialist is a part of a three-person crew, one of whom will be spending a year in space.

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The Shenzhou-23 mission blasts off for China’s Tiangong space station from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu province on Sunday night. Photo: Reuters
Mainland China

Can China’s AI-powered food monitoring avoid US military-style meal complaints?

An integrated digital platform that tracks every step of the process is solving an age-old problem for Chinese forces.

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Britain

China’s desire for endless youth is wiping out donkeys – can scientists help?

Brazilian researchers are developing a lab-grown alternative to ejiao, a traditional medicine made from donkey skin.

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Mainland China

Why China is looking to coal waste as a source of critical metals

China is leaning into its industrial strengths to extract germanium, aluminium, lithium and gallium from fossil fuel.

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Amid a global energy shortage, coal piles sit near a chemical plant in Datong, as China turns coal into critical metals. Photo: AP
Medicine

Chinese scientists grow heart’s ‘master conductor’ that could replace pacemaker

Shanghai researchers engineer biological pacemaker that could offer a new way to control abnormal heart rhythms.

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The findings of Chinese scientists may offer possibilities for future biological pacemaker strategies, according to their paper. Image: Shutterstock
Mainland China

Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying picked for space station mission

The former police officer will become China’s fourth woman in space, taking part in the Shenzhou-23 mission as a payload specialist.

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Mainland China

Will science scandals ruin reputation of century-old journal Nature in China?

Chinese academic watchdogs and online detectives are exposing growing numbers of problematic papers in Nature journals.

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