Archaeologists have made a discovery in southern subtropical China which could revolutionise thinking about how ancient humans lived in the region.

Biology - Biotechnology

May 17, 2013 4.9 / 5 (14) 1 |

A recent study indicated that the urbanization in eastern China has significant impact on the observed surface warming and the temporal-spatial variations of urbanization effect have been comprehensively ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 13, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 1

China will more than double the number of cities covered by air quality monitoring, a top environment official said Friday, as part of efforts to tackle heavy smog that has sparked huge public anger.

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 15, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

China launched services Wednesday on the world's longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country's rapid and—sometimes troubled—super fast rail network.

Technology - Engineering

Dec 26, 2012 4.8 / 5 (8) 15

A survey of endangered porpoises in China's longest river has yielded fewer sightings as intense ship traffic threatens their existence, scientists said Monday.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 24, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Systematic archaeological survey and excavations in the Three Gorges region, South China over the past two decades has led to the discovery of a number of important hominin fossils and Paleolithic stone artifact ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Dec 13, 2012 4 / 5 (3) 0

From tigers to dolphins, animal populations in many of China's ecosystems have plummeted during decades of development and urbanisation, a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) study said Wednesday.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 12, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

Chinese scientists on Sunday began a survey of the dwindling population of an endangered porpoise in the country's longest river, as the animal edges towards extinction from man-made threats.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 11, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

Halving the amount of nitrogen fertiliser used in certain areas of China would substantially decrease greenhouse gas emissions without affecting crop productivity and the area's natural carbon sink.

Space & Earth - Environment

Oct 31, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) -- Monitoring numbers of the baiji, the now-extinct freshwater dolphin of the Yangtze river, would also have let researchers track the decline of other threatened animals, including the Yangtze ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 13, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

China says 16 endangered finless porpoises have been found dead since the beginning of the year and experts blame water pollution and climate change for pushing the species toward extinction.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

A cargo ship spilled acid into China's longest river last week, contaminating tap supplies and sparking a run on bottled water in eastern China, the government and state media said.

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 08, 2012 4.4 / 5 (7) 4

China's largest freshwater lake has shrunk to its smallest size in years due to drought, state media and officials said Thursday, endangering the ecology in the area and fishermen's livelihoods.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 05, 2012 4.8 / 5 (4) 0

Researchers at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology say they have found further proof that the wolf ancestors of today's domesticated dogs can be traced to southern East Asia -- findings that run counter to theories ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 23, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

(AP) -- From sea otters to blue whales, marine mammals are under stress from climate change, ocean acidification, hunting and other threats. Researchers have identified 20 important sites around the world ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 01, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 1