Posts Tagged ‘China’
Earth & Environment - Apr 28, 2010 12:00 - 1 Comment
Extinction by acidic ocean: past or present?
STANFORD (US)—New evidence uncovered by analyzing calcium embedded in Chinese limestone suggests that volcanoes, which spewed massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere for a million years, caused the biggest mass extinction on Earth. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 22, 2010 16:44 - 1 Comment
China, India need to partner for the planet
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—In a recently published report in the journal Science, researchers advocate using scientific collaboration to help break down political barriers between China and India, two nations with growing economies and populations—and growing influence on the global environment. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 12, 2010 12:21 - 0 Comments
In China, a mining town amid toxic heaps
INDIANA U. (US)—Waters around the Xikuangshan mine in southwest China contain levels of antimony that are two to four orders of magnitude higher than normal, making it a unique laboratory to study the contaminant’s environmental impact. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 18, 2010 12:05 - 1 Comment
Panda genome yields clues to bamboo diet
CARDIFF (UK)—An international team has successfully sequenced the panda genome for the first time. The project is shedding light on some of the giant panda’s unusual biological traits, including its famously restricted diet. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 22, 2010 18:35 - 0 Comments
Alfred Hitchcock meets ‘Jurassic Park’
U. KANSAS—As if the infamous Velociraptor wasn’t vicious enough. A new discovery reveals that a closely related cousin killed by injecting shock-inducing venom into its prey. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 18, 2009 4:00 - 2 Comments
‘Punk-size’ T. rex found in China
Above, the skull of Raptorex is dwarfed by the skull of “Sue,” the famous adult T. rex at the Field Museum. (Credit: Paul Sereno)
Earth & Environment - Aug 11, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments
Beijing air sets Olympic gold standard
Above, a view of northwest Beijing on a clear day and, below, on a smoggy day.
Science & Technology - Mar 6, 2009 16:51 - 0 Comments
Two-armed nanorobot captures DNA molecules
NYU (US)—Scientists from the United States and China have designed one of the world’s smallest robots. The programmable two-armed device could be used to create new DNA structures, serving as a factory of sorts for assembling the building blocks of new materials. Applications range from developing new synthetic fibers to improving data encryption.
