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Chinese Moon Station planned for 'in about ten years'

"Hey, I can see my house from here!"

China's coal mines emit more methane despite policy aimed at reducing emissions

These measures "failed to produce a detectable decrease or decline in methane emissions associated with coal production," the team writes.

New research shows air pollution sours our mood and makes us unhappy

The study was performed on Chinese cities -- but the air pollution problem is very much a global one.

China and India on track for world's largest economies by 2030. US could lose first place as soon as next year

The United States will likely never be able to catch up with China.

China grows the first plants on the far side of the moon

The cotton sprouts, unfortunately, perished after a couple of days.

The rogue Chinese scientist who made the first gene-edited human babies could face death penalty

He Jiankui is currently confined to his home and under armed guard.

China spacecraft makes historic landing on the dark side of the moon

It's the first mission to ever land on the far side of the moon.

China launches new rover aimed for the dark side of the moon

The natural satellite, not the 1973 album by Pink Floyd. Sadly.

Chinese scientists created the world's first gene-edited babies

Against international best practices, researchers in China claim to have facilitated the birth of twin girls whose DNA had been altered with gene editing tools.

Chinese archaeologists discover evidence of skull surgery in ancient, sophisticated hospital

It's an important finding, from one of China's richest archaeological sites.

As China continues to reduce its emissions, scientists call for "cautious optimism"

It's good news, just not *very* good news.

Reforestation efforts bring back hundreds of species to China

Plant a tree and species will come back to thee.

All countries in the world invited to join on the China Space Station

It should be ready by the mid-2020s.

China launches satellite, prepares for unprecedented landing on Dark Side of the Moon

"Come to the dark side" the Moon, presumably, told China. China decided to go.

China will grow flowers, potatoes, and silkworm on the dark side of the Moon

A Chinese garden on the Moon -- it almost sounds too crazy to be true.

Wild yeast likely evolved in China, reveals genetic sequencing of over 1,000 strains

Their results point to East Asia (China) as the yeast's area of origin.

Two men and two women spent 200 days in a virtual Chinese moon base. Here's what happened

Preparations for the moon base are intensifying.

China overtakes U.S. as world's biggest publisher of scientific papers

This looks like the good kind of competition.

Oil slicks continue to grow in the East China Sea after tanker sank in the area

It does not look good.

China deems blasting space junk with a laser station is feasible

It's a super James Bond-esque idea.

China will grow potatoes on the dark side of the moon by the end of the year

A trifecta consisting of a lunar probe, lander, and rover will be deployed for this purpose.

Ancient tomb filled with stunning, pillaged bronze vessels, found in China

Ever seen a wine bottle shaped like a deer?

First all-electric cargo ship built in China will start its career drenched in irony

Cool achievement, ignoble task.

A Chinese AI passed the national medical licensing exam, so technically it's a doctor

Move over, WebMD.

International drug treaties need an urgent revamp as more countries legalize cannabis

Drug control treaties had their time and place. A scholar now argues these are massively outdated.

Only five nuclear explosions are enough to change the climate and trigger a 'nuclear autumn'

In the case of China's five-megaton bomb, a single throw is enough to destabilize the planet's climate.

Chinese province runs on 100% renewable energy for a week, saves half a million tonnes of coal

Bye bye coal.

How 3rd century Chinese saw the Romans

An ancient Chinese scholar's account of the Roman Empire.

Chinese satellite beams entangled particles over 1,200km away, sets the stage for unhackable quantum network

This is the beginning of the quantum internet.

As Trump alienates the US from the rest of the world, California Gov. takes up climate talks with China

When life gives you lemons..

India and China are cutting down on coal, and this will save the atmosphere from 2-3 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2030

China and India are fast becoming climate champions. Who would have thought?

China plans to have an asteroid mining base up and running "in the near future"

Epic loot.

China and Europe have talks to build a 'Moon Village' together

The two are already collaborating on important science projects.

Beijing just closed its last coal station -- What does this mean for the world's climate

In 2013, Beijing officials promised that they will close the city's four coal stations by the end of 2017, and they've kept their word.

China set to take the lead in supercomputers with ridiculously powerful 'exascale' machine slated for 2018

Welcome to the exascale.

Stanford students brew 5,000 year old Chinese beer, say it's fruity and tasty

Can't spell 'archaeology' without 'alcohol'.

China's north is crippled by winter smog crisis. People advised to stay indoors because 'The snow is very dirty!'

One city in China registered an air quality index of 999, which is literally off the charts.

What China's latest X-ray positioning satellite means for deep-space exploration

Made in China might become a stamp for innovation, not replication.

China's new Five Year Plan calls for environmental protection, more clean energy

China has been making great progress, but there's still a ways to go.

A pair of astronauts have entered China's Tiangong 2 space station, beginning the country's longest manned space mission

China is making strides in its own space program.

Another Chinese EV manufacturer wants a piece of the cake -- can the Atvus sedan take on Tesla?

Get ready for yet another billion-dollar Chinese electric car company.

Greek arts may have led to the creation of the Terracotta Army in ancient China

An army made to last forever.

China wants to build the biggest spaceplane ever. It would be capable of carrying 20 space tourists

China's audacious plan to seize the space tourism market.

China launches FAST, the largest radio-telescope in the world

Big country, big telescope.

China launches its second space lab into Earth's orbit, preps for full fledged space station in 2020s

Another stepping stone in China's long road to achieve space dominance.

China covered all its new energy demand with renewables in 2015 -- and there was still plenty left to spare

Power from thin air. Lots and lots of power.

China Unveils 2020 Mars Mission and Rover

The Chinese space program is taking huge strides forward.

China launches first quantum satellite making its communications unhackable

Teleporting quantum states might the future of communications, and China is leading the way.

Chinese scientists prepare for first human CRISPR gene-editing trial

The trial will alter T cells in an attempt to treat lung cancer patients.

China finished work on FAST, the world's largest radio telescope

Built to boldly probe where no man has probed before.