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A new study from McGill University is reshaping how scientists date dinosaur fossils in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park (DPP). Using advanced drone-assisted 3D mapping, researchers have uncovered significant variations in a key geological marker, challenging long-standing...
Soil and rocks returned from the moon's mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth, Chinese scientists reported Wednesday. But they cautioned more samples are needed for a clearer picture. A better...

China authorizes controversial hydropower project in landslide-prone region of Tibet

In late December, China approved the world's largest hydropower project to begin construction, citing the economic benefits and need to shift to renewable energy...

China Jurassic fossil discovery sheds light on bird origin

A research team led by Professor Wang Min from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has...

Puzzling fossils unearthed in China may rewrite the human story

A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed...

Archaeologists reveal 8,000-year-old bone powder cooking practice in ancient China

A new study by archaeologist Xingtao Wei and his colleagues, published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, provides insights into some of the earliest forms of humans...

Strong earthquake kills at least 95 people in western China near Mount Everest

A strong earthquake killed at least 95 people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the high-altitude...

China says 95 dead after 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet’s holiest cities Tuesday, killing at least 95 people, Chinese state media reported. The earthquake, which was recorded...

7.1 earthquake strikes remote western China, state media says

BEIJING (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a remote part of China's western Xinjiang region early Tuesday, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Xinhua cited...

Ankylosaurid dinosaur, unearthed in China in 1986, identified as a new species

A team of archaeologists and paleontologists at the Jiangxi Provincial Museum, working with colleagues from Yunnan University, all in China, has found that the...

Smallest dinosaur egg ever found confirmed in China

A team of paleontologists, geoscientists and evolutionary specialists affiliated with multiple institutions in China has found that a fossilized egg unearthed in 2021 is...

Discovery of microfossil in China from the 518-million-year-old Qingjiang biota sheds light on adaptive evolution

Microbial sulfate reduction dating back to the Paleoarchean plays a crucial role in driving global carbon and sulfur cycles in ancient and modern Earth....

China lands a spacecraft on the moon’s far side to collect rocks for study

A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences...

Three dead, tens of thousands evacuated as storms strike south China

Three people are dead and 11 others missing following storms that battered southern China, state media said Monday, with tens of thousands evacuated away...

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