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Dannie Peng
Reporter, China
Dannie joined SCMP in 2023 and focuses on science stories in China, with a particular interest in the scientific community and societal impacts of scientific advances. She previously worked for China Newsweek, covering topics including China's healthcare system, public health and science. She has won several awards for her investigative reporting.
Dannie joined SCMP in 2023 and focuses on science stories in China, with a particular interest in the scientific community and societal impacts of scientific advances. She previously worked for China Newsweek, covering topics including China's healthcare system, public health and science. She has won several awards for her investigative reporting.
Areas of Expertise:
Science, health, techLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Research shows wild boar were present in human settlements in the Yangtze River Delta thousands of years ago.
Detection tools can produce false results, Science and Technology Daily warns, citing 100-year-old essay rated as 60 per cent written by AI.
Arrest of researcher for alleged smuggling of ‘agroterrorism weapon’ risks further damage to US-China collaboration.
DNA analysis reveals progenitor of Tibetan Plateau populations diverged from other Asian populations at least 40,000 years ago.
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Passport holders from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain will be allowed to stay for up to 30 days under year-long trial policy.
The explosion at a site in Gaomi city left a further 19 people injured, creating a giant fireball and blowing in windows.
Findings open avenues for therapies to combat sleep disorders, which particularly affect older people and increase disease risk.
A medical revolution quietly unfolds on Hainan, allowing patients to access cutting-edge therapies before they hit the market.
Qamzova is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory that provides 24-hour pain relief in a single shot, reducing post-surgery opioid reliance.
The Beihang University scientist died last week after being taken ill during an academic event in Anhui province.
The Italian researcher will be based at Beihang University’s Hangzhou campus in Zhejiang province.
The microbe developed in a cabin and its discovery could have important implications for the future of space travel.
Chinese chemistry professor Fan Daidi has synthesised collagen into a commercial success.
Clarity offered by ultra-high-resolution ocean ‘microscope’ will help scientists better predict extreme weather events, Xinhua report says.
First unit of the Shuangjiangkou power station in Sichuan province is expected to be generating electricity by the end of this year.
The Chinese engineering expert plans to take three trips into space before his 89th birthday, proving it’s never too late to travel.
Nanjing University website says Li has taken a position as an associate professor at its Suzhou campus.
Chinese businesswoman divides opinion by saying her company won’t hire overseas-educated executives due to security concerns.
Beijing aims to assert voice in global academic discourse by overhauling grading system that covers thousands of Chinese scientific journals.
Experts say newly found karst cave has sediment ‘gene pool’ that hasn’t been seen before, but it needs to be protected before it’s too late.
As the Trump administration slashes research funding and US universities impose hiring freezes, postdoc job vacancies in China are booming.
Military artificial intelligence, computer vision and medical tech fields lose leading minds to accidents or illness.
Washington’s experiment with tariff trade torment makes lab costs soar; ‘it’s like doubling the price tag’, US researcher says.
Those who do not receive exemption and are found violating the ban will be subject to immediate expulsion from China, according to report.
Unverified statement circulating among Wang’s colleagues says case linked to research grant in China from about seven years ago.
Two Indiana homes of cybersecurity researcher and professor raided by FBI and Homeland Security but no reason cited, local media report.
Study challenging view that free exploration is best for innovation sparks debate over role of state-driven science in frontier research.
Chinese biotech start-ups are going up against Western drug makers – and they could win.
Engineer returns as professor at Dalian university as Japan’s auto industry struggles to keep up with Chinese innovation and market momentum.
