China launches its first X-ray space telescope
China successfully launched on Thursday its first X-ray space telescope to study black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts, state media reported.
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More natural dust in the air improves air quality in eastern China
Man-made pollution in eastern China's cities worsens when less dust blows in from the Gobi Desert, according to a new study published May 11 in Nature Communications.
Environment
May 11, 2017
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Are herders and livestock bad for rare wildlife? It's complicated
The Denver Zoological Foundation, WCS(Wildlife Conservation Society) and other partners have published a paper appearing in the early view edition of Conservation Biology that looks at the positive and negative relationships ...
Ecology
Jan 13, 2017
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Giant dinosaur footprint discovered in Mongolia desert
One of the biggest dinosaur footprints ever recorded has been unearthed in the Gobi Desert, researchers said Friday, offering a fresh clue about the giant creatures that roamed the earth millions of years ago.
Archaeology
Sep 30, 2016
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China launches second space station, Tiangong 2
China has launched its second space station in a sign of the growing sophistication of its military-backed program that intends to send a mission to Mars in the coming years.
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2016
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Developing Saurolophus dino found at 'Dragon's Tomb'
Scientists describe a perinatal group of Saurolophus angustirostris, a giant hadrosaur dinosaur, all likely from the same nest, found at "Dragon's Tomb" in Mongolia, according to a study published October 14, 2015 in the ...
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Oct 14, 2015
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Mongolian dinosaur with spiky helmet shows Gobi Desert was hotspot for ankylosaur diversity
(Phys.org) —The Gobi Desert of Late Cretaceous Mongolia was the place to be if you were one of the armoured dinosaurs called ankylosaurs. Besides the badlands of southern Alberta, the Gobi Desert has the highest number ...
Archaeology
Oct 28, 2014
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Scientists discover possible building blocks of ancient genetic systems
Scientists believe that prior to the advent of DNA as the earth's primary genetic material, early forms of life used RNA to encode genetic instructions. What sort of genetic molecules did life rely on before RNA?
Biotechnology
Nov 9, 2012
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China sends its first woman astronaut into space (Update)
China on Saturday launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its first female astronaut into orbit and bidding to achieve the country's first manual space docking.
Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2012
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Preserved bone of Pterosaur found in stomach of Velociraptor
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a bone from a pterosaur (giant flying reptile or 'pterodactyl') in the guts of the skeletal remains of a Velociraptor (small predatory theropod dinosaur) that lived in the Gobi ...
Archaeology
Mar 6, 2012
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