Researchers in China and the US have pinpointed a gene defect that opens an interspecies door.
Chinese embassy in Ottawa says Beijing has never interfered in Canada’s internal affairs and has no intention of doing so.
‘Aqueous batteries with high energy density are possible, offering a development option for grid-scale energy storage, and even electric vehicles’: researchers.
Researchers make a major advance towards achieving the ‘holy grail’ of renewable energy, nuclear fusion.
Fossilised footprints in Fujian province point to new type of dinosaur that is one of the biggest known raptors – far larger than the human-sized ‘aggressive hunters’ shown in blockbuster films.
China’s status as a ‘near-peer competitor’ is driving efforts to limit access to key technologies such as semiconductors and counter its global influence.
China’s example could be the helping hand India needs in fixing its pollution problem, while not affecting GDP.
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.
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.
‘Dangers are very close to us,’ Chinese web user says, citing radioactive waste storage facility in city 30km away from China’s Heilongjiang province.
Chinese and American officials hold ‘candid and constructive’ discussions on ‘safety-related events’ as maritime working group meets for the first time in more than two years.
The analysis of the remains of Emperor Wu from the Northern Zhou dynasty also offers an alternative theory to an ancient suspicion he was killed by poison.
Staff from Everland zoo near Seoul confirm she’s in ‘stable health’ after check-up. But concerns have been raised on social media over her treatment at the airport.
Tiny implants containing neural stem cells can repair and regenerate tissue and bone with the help of nerves, scientists say.
Two recent groundbreaking surgeries have raised ethical concerns over the practice of animal-to-human organ transplants.
The fossilised tentacle is similar to modern marine tapeworms and was trapped in amber around 99 million years ago in northern Myanmar.
Patents for quantum computing technology recently surpassed those for quantum communication, challenging US supremacy in the field.
Nanodrug developed from marine bacteria leads scientists towards powerful drug treatment for acute kidney injury.
Boasting a slew of health benefits, Chinese scientists have said bamboo could help feed the growing global population.
The controversial release of water from the nuclear plant does not fall within the scope of the conference, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Researchers have come up with a new hypothesis for how gender is determined after studying a patient with chimerism.
Brain-dead human subject shows no signs of rejection 96 hours after receiving animal organ in ‘first of its kind’ operation that could help alleviate global shortage of donor livers.
Technology exists to curb the greenhouse gas but despite its potent warming potential, levels increased slightly last year.
Late emergence of sophisticated stone tools in East Asia has long been attributed to region’s prolonged isolation, but recently published study of new find challenges that theory.
The scientists wrote in a recent paper that they had found ways to train machines with ‘prior knowledge’ such as the laws of physics or mathematical logic.
Team finds genetic mutation in Bace2 gene appears to cause unusual colour variation in China’s most beloved animal, and they say the research could ‘guide scientific breeding’ of the rare bears.
It will take nearly 6 terawatts of the renewables for the country to achieve that goal by 2060, according to model simulation.
Two members of the Shenzhou 17 crew leave the station for eight hours to finish repairs started in December.
Researchers have developed an electrolyte that will help electric vehicle batteries operate in extreme conditions.
