This undated photo shows Achalinus nanshanensis in central China\’s Hunan Province. (Hunan Normal University/Handout via Xinhua)
CHANGSHA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists have identified a new sn
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Scientists pinpoint timing of mass extinction 200 mln years ago
NANJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — A research team led by Chinese scientists has pinpointed the timing of the mass extinction of land life that occurred more than 200 million years ago, according to Nanjing
90-mln-year-old fossil bones in China belong to new dinosaur species: paleontologists
This photo taken on Jan. 30, 2024 shows fossil bones of Gandititan cavocaudatus found at a construction site in Ganxian District in the city of Ganzhou, east China\’s Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Yuan Hui
Mountain-grown seafood: Salmon from N China\’s Shanxi surprises netizens
\”Is it really a specialty of my hometown? Have they been secretly producing it and hiding it just from me?\” Internet users across China have expressed surprise at the discovery that products that seem
New distribution area of Gaoligong hoolock gibbon found in SW China\’s Yunnan
A new distribution area of the Gaoligong hoolock gibbon was discovered in Yingjiang county, southwest China\’s Yunnan Province, according to the Tongbiguan provincial nature reserve management bureau o
Growing north-south travels underline winter tourism vigor
KUNMING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — A group of young travelers, affectionately named the \”little sugar oranges\” by netizens, from south China\’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where sugar oranges are a loc
Tiger-leopard duel indicates improving ecosystem in northeast China
CHANGCHUN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — A rare fight between two big cats in the heart of northeast China\’s dense forests recently hit the headlines on China\’s social media.
Though details of the clash were in
Chinese researchers find key gene for cotton yield, fiber quality
BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — A group of Chinese researchers has identified the key gene that modifies the yield and fiber quality of upland cotton, laying the foundation for the improvement of cotton t
Rare spoonbills spotted in wetlands in Xiamen, SE China\’s Fujian
Eurasian spoonbills, a bird species under national second-class protection in China, fly above the Maluanwan wetlands in Xiamen, southeast China\’s Fujian Province. (People\’s Daily Online/Chen Bo)A go
66 new plant taxa discovered in 2023 in China
KUNMING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — Sixty-six plant taxa were newly discovered in 2023, according to China\’s National Wild Plant Germplasm Resource Center on Wednesday.
Of the newly discovered species, 12 wer