Chinese-built Cosco vessel to help cut emissions as the battery-powered ship begins weekly service.

Algorithm that highlights lesions on the gullet for doctors during an endoscopy is now used in hundreds of hospitals in China.

China’s example could be the helping hand India needs in fixing its pollution problem, while not affecting GDP.

During their six-month stay on the Tiangong space station, the Chinese astronauts will carry out experiments on fish in a step towards raising other animals in space.

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

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.

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’.

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.

Scholz is looking to boost trade ties but the visit takes place at a time when Brussels has started a subsidy probe into Chinese electric vehicle makers.

Flight between Zhongshan and megacity of Shenzhen takes around 45 minutes and costs 40 yuan (US$5.60) per order, according to UAV-maker Phoenix Wings, which is backed by Chinese logistics giant SF Express.

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

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

‘Dangers are very close to us,’ Chinese web user says, citing radioactive waste storage facility in city 30km away from China’s Heilongjiang province.

Forum hosted by China’s internet watchdog urges Beijing and African countries to work with UN to establish artificial intelligence governing institution and calls for bigger role for developing countries in regulating the technology.

Exhaustive global analysis finds avian ancestors first appeared within 5 million years of dinosaur extinction.

The museum has been encouraging members of the public to photograph colourful jumping spiders as part of a mission to boost awareness of the natural world.

Two recent groundbreaking surgeries have raised ethical concerns over the practice of animal-to-human organ transplants.

As the installed wind turbine price hits a record low, China has secured its place as a global green energy leader.

Researchers devise tool that uses satellite and weather station data to optimise placement of PV modules, finding that Tibetan Plateau and deserts of Xinjiang are best spots in China for double-sided solar panels.

Pianist from northern China survives terrorist attack by hiding under seat, while another student flees after hearing what sounded like ‘firecrackers’ during gun rampage that killed more than 130 in Russian capital.

Known as BDNF, it signals to the body to replenish energy reserves after a workout, international research team says.

Material can absorb more than 99 per cent of light in a range of wavelengths, scientists say.

Simple physics behind vintage ‘drinking bird’ has led to a ‘substantial renewable energy opportunity’, researchers say.

More frequent and intense global heatwaves will disrupt supply chains and trigger domino effect of GDP loss among major economies, new study says.

Evidence that AI tools can slash years off early-stage analysis will ‘revolutionise drug discovery’, researchers say.

Secrets of metastasis are key for researchers looking to create new early detection tools and therapies, says HKU cell biologist Alice Wong Sze-tsai.

China-US team of researchers finds links between cold, dry periods and episodes of large-scale civil disruption in lake sediments.

Researchers have combined diamond with graphene to create a material that can handle high heat plus conduct electricity.