Science

Archaeologists Discover New Viking Settlement in Canada

Ellie Froilan   | Apr 04, 2016 04:35 AM EDT

Researchers in Newfoundland and Labrador have found a possible second Vikings settlement in North America. read more

Cure for HIV is Just 3 Years Away, Scientists Say

Ellie Froilan   | Apr 04, 2016 02:47 AM EDT

A team of researchers from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University claim that the cure for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is just three years away. read more

China Set to Launch Pioneering Artificial Intelligence Project; Experts Pooled

Jenia Cane   | Apr 01, 2016 06:29 PM EDT

China's research on artificial intelligence is moving full steam ahead, as the country's leading Internet company is now assembling a team of experts whose main goal is to turn imagination into reality. read more

Planned Shanghai ‘Science Center’ To Put Country at the Cutting Edge of Innovation

Jenia Cane   | Mar 31, 2016 04:01 AM EDT

China intends to make Shanghai the centerpiece of systematic innovation reform within the next three years with the planned construction of a comprehensive science center in the city. read more

Chinese Doctors Performs Dangerous Spinal Surgery Using 3D Printed Bone

Mia Ren   | Mar 30, 2016 12:41 PM EDT

Chinese Doctors Performs Dangerous Spinal Surgery Using 3D Printed Bone read more

Worrying A4 Waist Challenge is Taking China by Storm

Charissa Echavez   | Mar 27, 2016 04:05 PM EDT

A whole new body challenge is taking social media by storm where Chinese men and women are taking a "fitness" test to determine whether their waistlines are equal or thinner than an A4 paper. read more

Chinese Scientist Wins UNESCO Award for Bird Flu Research

Iesha javed   | Mar 27, 2016 01:51 PM EDT

Chen Hualan, a professor at the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (HVRI-CAAS) on Saturday received the L'Oreal UNESCO Women in Science Award for her ground-breaking research on the avian flu virus. read more

333 Whales, Including Pregnant Females, Killed by Japan's Whaling Fleet

Marcel Woo   | Mar 26, 2016 01:20 AM EDT

About 333 minke whales, including pregnant females, were killed by Japan's whaling fleet that sailed off in the Antartic Southern Ocean after a yearlong suspension. read more

Chinese Scientist’s Mushroom Technology Helps Poor Farmers Earn Livelihood

Iesha javed   | Mar 24, 2016 07:53 AM EDT

China may soon lead the world in mushroom technology. read more

China to Send 3 Satellites to Space for Gravitational Wave Research Project

Iesha javed   | Mar 22, 2016 06:49 AM EDT

China laid the foundation for infrastructure of its "Tianqin" gravitational wave research project at the coastal city of Zhuhai on Sunday. This is the second Chinese proposal initiated for the exploration of gravitational waves in addition to the highly ambitious and expensive "Taiji" program. read more

China's 200 MW Nuclear Reactor to Start Operation in 2017

Staff Reporter   | Mar 21, 2016 08:31 AM EDT

China installed a key component to its very first fourth-generation nuclear energy system situated in the Shandong province. The component, added on Sunday, is a pressure vessel of a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) which was placed at the Huaneng Shidao Bay nuclear power plant, state media reported. read more

China's Wudalianchi Natural Reserve Wins UNESCO Award

Iesha javed   | Mar 20, 2016 05:31 PM EDT

The Wudalianchi Natural Reserve in north east China's Heilongjiang province on Friday, March 19 received the United Nation's Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) prestigious Michel Batisse Award at the fourth World Congress of Biosphere Reserves in Lima, Peru. read more

Yoga Good for Patients with Abnormal Heart Rhythm, Study Suggests

Charissa Echavez   | Mar 18, 2016 09:15 AM EDT

A research by Swedish scientists suggests that practicing yoga can help improve patients who are suffering from an abnormal heart rhythm as well as lower heart rate and blood pressure level. read more

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