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Zooarchaeological study indicating hominids already practiced sophisticated hunting techniques in East Asia
More than ten thousands of bone fragments were recovered from the Lingjing site, Henan Province during 2005 and 2006. By taking statistical analyses of the skeletal elements of the two predominant species ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 23, 2012 |
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Stone artifacts with handaxes and picks found in Danjiangkou reservoir area, China
Danjiangkou reservoir is located in the northwest of Hubei province and southwest of Henan province at the headwaters area of the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project. In October, 2004, ...
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May 18, 2012 |
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New Paleolithic remains found near the Liuhuaishan site in Bose Basin, Guangxi
The Liuhuaishan site is an important early Paleolithic site found in the Bose Basin. In December 2008, Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 17, 2012 |
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Economic growth in China has not meant greater life satisfaction for Chinese people: long-term study
Despite an unprecedented rate of economic growth, Chinese people are less happy overall than they were two decades ago, reveals timely new research from economist Richard Easterlin, one of the founders of the field of "happiness ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 14, 2012 |
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Re-evaluation of Wulagasaurus indicates Basal Hadrosaurine dinosaurs originated in Asia
Several hundred disarticulated bones have been recovered from a large dinosaur quarry of the Upper Cretaceous Yuliangzi Formation at the base of the Wulaga outcrop of Heilongjiang Province near the Sino-Russian ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 07, 2012 |
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Polluting China for the sake of economic growth
China's economic growth will continue to be energy-intensive and highly polluting for the foreseeable future with emissions and efficiency far below capital growth on the agenda, according to a study published in the International Jo ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Three-toed horses reveal the secret of the Tibetan Plateau uplift
The Tibetan Plateau is the youngest and highest plateau on Earth, and its elevation reaches one-third of the height of the troposphere, with profound dynamic and thermal effects on atmospheric circulation ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 24, 2012 |
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World's first handmade cloned transgenic sheep born in China
Chinese scientists from BGI together with the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and Shihezi University, Xinjiang province, made a significant breakthrough in animal cloning. ...
Apr 19, 2012 |
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What's in a surname? New study explores what the evolution of names reveals about China
What can surnames tell us about the culture, genetics and history of our society? That is the question being answered by Chinese researchers who have traced the evolution of surnames across China.The research, published in ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2012 |
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An efficient method for solving sound propagation in range-dependent ocean waveguides
The coupled normal mode method is a powerful approach for solving range-dependent propagation problems in underwater acoustics. An important area of study is to improve stability and efficiency so as to be ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Warm and fuzzy T. rex? New evidence surprises
The discovery of a giant meat-eating dinosaur sporting a downy coat has some scientists reimagining the look of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Is rainfall a greater threat to China's agriculture than warming?
New research into the impact of climate change on Chinese cereal crops has found rainfall has a greater impact than rising temperature. The research, published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture found ...
Apr 04, 2012 |
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New toothed flying reptile found from the Early Creataceous of Western Liaoning, China
Although paleontologists have greatly increase the pterosaur diversity in the last decades, particularly due to discoveries made in western Liaoning, China, very little is known regarding pterosaur biogeography. ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Characterization of winter organic aerosols in Beijing, China
Organic aerosol (OA) is a crucial component of atmospheric fine particles. To achieve a better understanding of the sources of OA is very significant for air pollution control. In the 2012, Vol 57(7) of Chinese Sc ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Sand layer plays a key role in protecting the underlying permafrost in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
The effect of sand layer on the ground temperature of permafrost is one of the unsolved scientific problems in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the sand layers were found to play a key role in the protection of the underlying permafrost ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 05, 2012 |
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