Fossils of a herbivorous reptile species dating back 170 million years were recently discovered in the Three Gorges Reservoir area in China's Chongqing. The reptile is believed to have lived in the early Middle Jurassic period, according to researchers.

China's first domestically made icebreaker Xuelong 2 has completed a five-day visit to the country's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and began its return journey to Shanghai on Friday afternoon.

Chinese scientists have constructed a database of nutrient concentrations in Chinese lake sediments, which reveals their historical changes and can be used to predict water quality and environmental conditions in various lake areas.

The annual R&D spending of China's pharmaceutical industry has increased by 23% on average, according to the National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA).

The NHSA had approved the release of a total of 40 innovative medicines into the market last year alone.

China on Thur launched its national #supercomputing network to alleviate the imbalance of computing power supply & demand and boost digital economy. Over 200 service providers offering applications, data, and computing models have joined the network, contributing 3,200+ products.

A China-homegrown wave energy-powered #marine ecological monitoring buoy was put into use Tue in waters off S China's Shenzhen. The 9-tonne buoy equipped with advanced sensors, in-situ imaging instruments, and HD cameras can achieve real-time monitoring of the marine environment.

Origin Wukong, China's homegrown 3rd-generation superconducting quantum computer, was successfully equipped with the country's 1st post-quantum cryptography ( #PQC ) algorithm on Wednesday to better resist attacks from other #quantum computers and ensure data security.

China on Friday announced the success of the Queqiao-2 relay #satellite mission after the satellite operated normally during in-orbit tests to provide Earth-Moon communications services, paving the way for China's future lunar exploration program and international lunar missions.

China's FY-3F meteorological #satellite has passed a 6-month in-orbit test and is now qualified for in-orbit delivery and trial operation, with its 10 remote sensing instruments showing stable and reliable performances, China Meteorological Administration announced Monday.

Chinese researchers have explored the role of androgens in shaping sex differences at the molecular and cellular levels, laying a foundation for the potential targeting of the androgen pathway in the treatment of sex-biased diseases, said a research article published in Nature.

The number of people covered by China's basic medical insurance was 1.334 billion at the end of 2023, accounting for over 95% of the country's total population, an official statistical report unveiled Thursday.

The installed capacity of new energy in provinces of Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hainan, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region totaled 145 million kilowatts, surpassing coal-fired power for the first time, China Southern Power Grid said Thursday.

US government issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard Wed to protect communities from exposure to harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), aka 'forever chemicals.'

The final rule will reduce PFAS exposure for about 100 mln people.

For the first time, archaeologists have found sculptures inside the walls believed for maintenance purposes hundreds of years ago at the Longmen Grottoes in central China's Henan, with over 80 exquisite stone sculptures and architectural components unearthed. #archaeology

World's 1st onshore commercial small modular reactor Linglong One started installing its digital Distributed Control System (DCS) Wed in S China. The DCS, comprising 2 homegrown platforms, will ensure stable operation of the reactor that can yield 1 bln kWh of electricity a year.

Chinese researchers have recently discovered a new loach species, Oreonectes andongensis, in the Hongshui River system of south China's Guangxi, signifying the unique geographical environment and rich #biodiversity of the region, according to a study published in ZooKeys

China's market scale for #HumanoidRobots is projected to exceed 10 billion yuan (about $1.38 billion) by 2026 and will have reached 75 billion yuan by 2029 to grab 32.7% of the world's total, ranking first globally, according to an industry report released on Tuesday.

The first phase of the Sanmen #NuclearPower Plant in Taizhou, E China's Zhejiang has seen its two units generate a total of 100 billion kWh of #electricity as of Tuesday since the units began commercial operation in 2018, equivalent to cutting CO2 emissions by 75 million tonnes.

China on Wed. completed its first methanol ship-to-ship bunkering operation in Shanghai. The country's first operational methanol fuel bunkering vessel, the Haigang Zhiyuan, provided 504 tonnes of eco-friendly methanol to a large methanol-powered container vessel.

An international research team led by Chinese scientists studying Jurassic mammal fossils has revealed the earliest evolution of tooth, middle ear, and jaw joint in mammals. The results were recently published in two papers in the journal Nature.