Newly published comprehensive geological maps will point the way for China’s future lunar exploration.

Breakthrough overcomes decades-old problem of how to harness the technology to propel underwater vessels, according to paper.

Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant in Zhejiang expected to be able to make enough of the material to meet the country’s demand.

Study finds groundwater changes and building weight appear linked to subsidence; a quarter of China’s coastal land will sink below sea level within a century.

The magnetospheres of these planets may be a way to detect elusive gravitational waves, according to scientists in Beijing and Hong Kong.

Researchers in China say the semiconductor gallium nitride offers remarkable potential in photonic quantum chips.

Organisations from Kenya and Ethiopia have signed up to the China-led space initiative to build a lunar base.

The initiative, launched under then-president Donald Trump, was intended to fight espionage by Beijing, but was slammed as racist and trigger-happy.

Scientist said results offered hope of stopping disease transmission to people: ‘The biocontrol method is based on findings from nature and does not require medical interventions for humans, such as vaccines and specific treatment’.

From former Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s HK$9 million office budget to Chinese scientists rigging a low-cost AI chip to power a hypersonic weapon, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Impact of study on US military’s F-22 fighter jet could be great given range of its air-to-air missiles and required radius for ground bomb attacks, says team.

There is speculation that the burial site belongs to Kaolie, one of the last kings of the Chu state.

Awarding-winning scientists Ji Jie, Yang Lijun caught trying to use personal connections to secure government research funding.

Hong Kong think tank says annual water use by Chinese data facilities – almost half of which are in dry regions – could more than double by 2030, while AI chatbots ‘drink staggering amounts of water’ to cool themselves down.

Using a Nvidia module widely available online, Chinese researchers overcome significant obstacles to boost the performance of a hypersonic vehicle.

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared, a result of warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change.

Shortlist of 301 contenders announced for 2023 National Science and Technology Awards.

Newly devised strategy could make commercially viable amorphous p-type semiconductors a reality, team in Chengdu and Pohang says in Nature paper.

The 2D material – made from transition-metal tellurides – could be used in areas ranging from lithium batteries to solar panels. Scientists say their ‘fast and scalable’ production method could bring the nanosheets out of labs and into practical use.

AI-controlled weapon developed by Chinese scientists is up to 54 per cent more accurate than traditional water cannons.

Researchers at Tsinghua University say they have come up with a faster, more energy-efficient phonotic circuit.

Origin Wukong shield shows ‘China’s home-grown superconducting quantum computer can play both offence and defence’: computing centre head.

A deadly 2008 earthquake in China has led to major advances in satellite communication technology.

Turkey could play an influential role in the International Lunar Research Station, says space analyst.

The Chinese space agency will listen to international proposals later this month to borrow the material for research.

Researchers find first evidence that the surface of Vesta, the second largest object in the asteroid belt, was once covered in molten rock.

A team of scientists successfully transplanted a gene-edited pig’s organ into a brain-dead patient just weeks after a similar procedure with a liver.

It took almost 50 years for the Nobel Prize-winning physicist’s theory to be confirmed by a historic experiment at the Large Hadron Collider.

The veteran aerospace engineer was described as a ‘hidden dragon’ at an awards ceremony hosted by the state broadcaster CCTV