Rarely delivered Yangtze finless porpoise calf turns one month old
Rarely delivered Yangtze finless porpoise calf turns one month old

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Rarely delivered Yangtze finless porpoise calf turns one month old
As artificial intelligence (AI) moves beyond laboratory breakthroughs into large-scale industrial deployment, it is rapidly transforming China's manufacturing system across production, decision-making, human-machine collaboration and supply chain coordination.
China has announced three significant industrial milestones across its energy and advanced materials sectors, signaling progress in high-performance fuels, unconventional oil recovery and high-end carbon fiber production amid broader efforts to secure supply chains.
China's first next-gen flexible screen line begins mass production
China launched a new group of internet satellites from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province on Wednesday.
Chinese scientists achieve comprehensive neuron profiling
From monomers to flagship phones: A supply chain story at CISCE
China is accelerating the establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cooperation Organization, according to a press conference held by China's State Council Information Office on Wednesday.
Taking a fresh look at data involving a specific type of stellar explosion, a team of researchers says it has confirmed the long-accepted notion that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate – the very observation that led to the identification in the 1990s of an enigmatic cosmic force called dark energy.
China's Three Gorges new shipping channel reaches key milestone
Apple said Thursday it was raising prices for its MacBook computers, iPad tablets and other products, citing spiraling memory and storage costs sparked by the rise of artificial intelligence.
Smart mobility and intelligent vehicle technologies were among the main highlights of the 2026 Chongqing International Auto Exhibition.
The heatwave battering Europe may have an unlikely partner-in-crime: a patch of cold ocean water south of Iceland and Greenland that can influence weather patterns over the continent.
A thriving colony of protected green sea turtles has been found in lagoon seagrass beds on China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The deployment of a new 24-hour rapid intensification forecast model for typhoons and its 12-hour rapid intensification forecast service now offer China significantly enhanced forecasting performance, according to Shenzhen-based researchers in south China's Guangdong Province.
China fuels nationwide science boom with mobile outreach
The future doesn't arrive with a keynote. It gets built, piece by piece, across a supply chain you've never heard of.
China's commercial spaceport opens rocket launches to the public
China co-develops first global regulation for automated driving
China tests direct-to-cell satellite calls from standard smartphones
China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment released a report on a blue hole in Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea Thursday, which said the rare coral reef-formed feature is the first of its kind identified in China.
National Land Day: Land resources power high-quality development
A New AI Agenda: A Global South Perspective
How is climate tech preparing for El Nino's return?
A recent powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines raised the seabed by as much as 2 meters, exposing coral and harming marine life, the environment department said Sunday.
A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe has triggered widespread disruption, including a partial alcohol ban in France, nationwide heat warnings in Germany and the closure of a football fan zone in Spain, as temperatures climb towards record levels.
Britain is expected to set out restrictions on social media for children under 16 on Monday that could include banning popular platforms and features that are deemed too addictive for the well-being of young people online.
China's power demand to rise by 600 bln kWh annually through 2030
Across oceans, a doctor finds the meaning of responsibility
Opinion poll on the 4th China International Supply Chain Expo
Chinese dam unleashes water to replenish Yellow River bed
Australia's prime minister said on Friday he was keen to ensure the country's social media ban for children was as strong as possible.
China to double EV charging infrastructure to 40 mln by 2030
New quantum technique cancels noise, advances dark matter hunt
Best chance of the year to spot Mercury arrives on June 16
Russia plans to launch its new Spectr-UV space telescope, designed to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope, on October 24, 2031, a senior official said Wednesday.
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), known as China's "Sky Eye," has completed a critical maintenance milestone, located in Guizhou. On June 15 engineers finished installing six massive, domestically developed steel cables, fully replacing the core components of its sophisticated cable-driven suspension system.
Chinese naval task force sets sail for far-sea training mission
During VivaTech 2026, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted at the conference that AI will lead to labor shortages, not the replacement of humans.
Venus meets the Beehive Cluster in rare post-sunset sky display
In recent years, the rapid development of artificial intelligence has created new opportunities while also bringing new risks, including cybersecurity threats. Meanwhile, differences over technology and rule-making have made international cooperation on AI governance a growing challenge.
World-class hydropower station in SW China starts operation
China wants humanoid robots to enter "work mode" across more than 100 real-world application scenarios before the end of this year. Here are three reasons why that target may be achievable sooner than many expect.
Chinese study reveals key overnight shift in memory formation
Study finds climate change intensified Europe's June heatwave
Europe is experiencing an extremely severe heatwave that has swept across the continent, with scientists describing it as one of the worst recorded.
China unveils measures to boost 'AI plus consumption'
China conducts marine environmental survey east of Taiwan Island
Shanghai International Film Festival's new "AI Backlot" challenge opened every prompt and workflow to the public. What AI can do in film, what it can't, and why the boundary matters.
A Hungarian company says its battery innovation could eliminate the range anxiety among drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) – and it might cut costs even more.