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In 2025, China sent four mice to Tiangong for about two weeks; one female later produced three litters of 9, 10, and 9 pups after returning to Earth

In a groundbreaking Chinese space experiment, four mice were sent into orbit for two weeks. Remarkably, one female mouse returned and gave birth to three litters with pups larger than average. These mice's genetic similarities to humans make them invaluable for scientific studies. Prior research has also confirmed that male…

The Economic Times · Sep 15

China-Nepal glacial flood alert system warned of seven disasters – but missed this one

A China-Nepal warning system had successfully issued seven alerts for glacial hazards, but Wednesday’s deadly ice-rock avalanche exposed its limits. Experts say cross-border monitoring gaps and the speed of such disasters can leave downstream communities with as little as 20 minutes to respond.

The Economic Times · Aug 28

China has built a 582-ton giant magnet to help its 'Artificial Sun' confine plasma hotter than 100 million°C

China has achieved a major milestone in its pursuit of commercial nuclear fusion by completing the construction and testing of a colossal 582-ton superconducting magnet designed for its next-generation "Artificial Sun" programme, according to Xinhua News Agency. Measuring 21 metres in length, the toroidal-field magnet is the largest of its…

The Times of India · Jul 29

Why is the moon's far side so weird? China's lunar sample-return mission may have figured it out

The impact that carved out the moon's huge South Pole-Aitken basin may explain the puzzling differences between the lunar near and far sides.

Space · Jul 16, 2025

Breakthrough study finds subtle new early symptoms of Parkinson’s to watch out for

Behaviours like rearing, walking, and hunching were found tied to loss of neurons associated with Parkinson’s

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025

The Scottish universities accepting millions from organisations linked to China

Scottish universities have accepted millions of pounds from Chinese organisations with alleged links to the military, human rights abuses and…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 22, 2025

China claims to have developed the world's first AI-designed processor — LLM turned performance requests into CPU architecture

China’s leading scientific institution has taken the wraps of QiMeng, an AI-powered system designed to accelerate chip design.

Tom’s Hardware · Jun 12, 2025

Albanese ‘would prefer’ Chinese research vessel was not off the coast of Australia

Tan Suo Yi Hao has been in New Zealand on a joint research operation and is not expected to visit any Australian ports

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2025

Chinese scientists create 'breakthrough' solid-state DUV laser light source for chipmaking tools

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a light source that produces 193-nm DUV light, but it is years away from commercialization.

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 22, 2025

China builds spy camera so powerful it can see faces from space

Millimetre-level resolution from 100km could see the dawn of facial recognition satellites

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025