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China Daily: Experts hail Xi's speech on basic sciences |
Strengthening capabilities in fields seen as key to making big sci-tech advances Chinese scientists are deeply encouraged by President Xi Jinping's call to enhance basic research and be self-reliant in critical technologies. Experts said sustained support for basic sciences, stronger talent training and science ... |
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China Daily:Giant pandas ate bamboo as early as 7 million years ago, study says |
A Chinese research team has reported new findings on the evolution of the giant panda's false thumb, suggesting the giant panda was already a dedicated bamboo feeder over 6 million years ago. The study, conducted by scientists at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Acade... |
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Xinhua:Early man in China had biggest known brain of the time |
BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- A study showed that the ancient relatives of modern humans in northern China may have had an "Einstein's brain" at the time they lived 200,000 to 160,000 years ago. An international team led by Chinese archaeologists found that the cranial capacity of this hominin reached 1,700 cubic... |
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ChinaDaily: Researchers piece together evidence of 'big-headed man' |
The Xujiayao site and the reconstructed skull of Xujiayao Man [Photo/Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology] An international team led by Chinese paleoanthropologists recently discovered a species of early hominin with the largest cranial capacity in the late Middle Pleistocene, dating b... |
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Xinhua: Chinese scientists discover new dinosaur unearthed in Inner Mongolia |
Chinese paleontologists announced the discovery of a new dinosaur with a unique butterfly-shaped neural arch of the anteriormost dorsal vertebrae, which makes it distinguishable from other troodontids. The research team found its holotype in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The holotype consists o... |
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Xinhua: Ancient fossils of new rodent species discovered in NW China |
3D reconstruction of the fossil teeth of Yuomys robustus (Photo/Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology) Chinese scientists have discovered ancient fossils in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region and confirmed them as a new species of rodent. The new species, named Yuomys robust... |
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