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Science
Three ways climate change is pushing butterflies and moths to their limits
In any competition, there are winners and losers. In the race to adjust to a changing...
Plants are flowering earlier than ever – here’s how they sense the seasons
Hedgerows in mid-February might have traditionally appeared white with snow; this...
China's PV industry contributes to global green development
Newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is expected to reach 375 gigawatts...
China contributes to Antarctic studies, protection over past 40 years
China's Qinling Station started operation on Inexpressible Island in the Terra Nova...
China's PV industry sees accelerated development, expanded overseas market
In the city of Shannan, located on a plateau at an elevation of 4,994 to 5,100 meters...
The brightest object ever observed in the night sky is a black hole that’s growing by the equivalent of one Sun a day
It has been known about for several decades, but since it is so bright, astronomers...
What do your blood test results mean? A toxicologist explains the basics of how to interpret them
Your blood serves numerous roles to maintain your health
Sugary handshakes are how cells talk to each other − understanding these name tags can clarify how the immune system works
Like the people they make up, cells communicate by bumping into one another and...
Flowers grown floating on polluted waterways can help clean up nutrient runoff and turn a profit
Nutrient runoff is a critical issue as urban areas expand, affecting the health...
Gut microbiome: meet Bilophila wadsworthia – a microbe that’s both friend and foe
You may not have heard of hydrogen sulfide, but I bet you’d recognise the smell....
Larger and more frequent solar storms will make for potential disruptions and spectacular auroras on Earth
Bright auroras, with dancing lights in the sky, characterize the clear winter nights...
Why now is the time to address humanity’s impact on the moon
Humans have always looked at the sky, using the stars as navigation guides or for...
NASA is looking for commercial Mars missions. Do people still want to go to Mars?
Mars has been a source of myth, lore and inspiration since antiquity. It is also...
A new generation of spaceplanes is taking advantage of the latest in technology
Nasa’s space shuttle operated in low-Earth orbit for 30 years before its retirement...
Ice ages were not as dry as we thought, according to surprising new Australian cave study
During ice ages, dry, frozen terrain extended over much of northern Europe, Asia...
The brain is the most complicated object in the universe. This is the story of scientists’ quest to decode it – and read people’s minds
In the middle of 2023, a study conducted by the HuthLab at the University of Texas...