Wars and trade saw human genes from East and West fuse as over a million Han dynasty immigrants moved to Ningxia, genomics research reveals.
23 Jun 2026 - 12:00PM videocam
Award-winning biomedical engineering professor leaves United States to join Nanjing University’s school of biomedical engineering.
21 Jun 2026 - 9:22PM videocam
New study upends conventional thinking that has blamed Ming’s fall on eunuch dictatorship, factionalism, peasant uprising and rise of Manchus.
15 Jun 2026 - 4:00PM videocam
The artificial muscles and skin specialist from UCLA will head a physics and engineering institute.
Mainland institutions dominate in 2026, accounting for nine of top 10 in list based on research output in high-quality academic publications.
12 Jun 2026 - 8:00PM videocam
The physicist who received a fellowship reserved for the ‘brightest young scientists’ in North America has joined Fudan University.
5 Jun 2026 - 8:00PM videocam
Six weeks of resistance training with a new wearable device more than doubled spinal muscular atrophy patients’ leg strength, study finds.
4 Jun 2026 - 12:00PM videocam
With the most cases of the two leading neurodegenerative diseases, and affected population rising as country ages, China needs to find new treatments.
Recent discovery provides evidence to support ancient texts about a herbal anaesthetic that was said to have been used during surgery.
The trio faced heightened scrutiny after a former doctoral student and blogger known as Student Geng raised questions about their work.
The acclaimed researcher’s goal is to bring Chinese semiconductor equipment, materials and components up to global standards.
4 Jun 2026 - 11:09AM videocam
The new system is about 10,000 times more sensitive than traditional methods at detecting early-stage lung cancer.
25 May 2026 - 9:00AM videocam
Prominent young professor becomes doctoral supervisor at leading Chinese research university amid high-level recruitment drive.
15 May 2026 - 4:44PM videocam
Former head of GenAI at Microsoft Asia has focused on machine intelligence in previous research.
14 May 2026 - 12:00PM videocam
Multiple investigations into Chinese researchers at the University of Michigan in recent months involved members of Xu’s laboratory.
12 May 2026 - 9:00AM videocam
Army Medical University researchers issue grim warning after findings show high doses of fish oil tablets may accelerate Alzheimer’s decline.
9 May 2026 - 4:27PM videocam
China’s coastal aquaculture ponds span the largest area in the world but they are shrinking – and that is a good thing.
Talented young scientist’s links with Beihang University raised in recent article but questions remained unanswered.
30 Apr 2026 - 10:04AM videocam
Original therapy integrating stem cell tech and gene editing could treat a blood disorder with 350 million carriers worldwide.
28 Apr 2026 - 4:21PM videocam
Chinese biotech firms tackle urgent initiative to create four new pharmaceutical drugs to treat world’s fastest growing form of dementia.
27 Apr 2026 - 9:34AM videocam
Team overcomes key artificial breeding challenge by simulating conditions found in the depths of the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench.
21 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM videocam
The Polish scientist who invented two widely used analytical chemistry techniques has been hired by one of his former students.
Luxury hotels clean up their act after filthy sanitation practices, including using the same sponge to clean cups, toilets and showers.
17 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM videocam
‘I started to rethink where I should do my research … so that I can fulfil my dreams and give more young people the chance to grow’.
15 Apr 2026 - 10:00AM videocam
Su Hao, of UC San Diego, appears on Fudan University faculty list as professor in electronic information specialising in AI.
9 Apr 2026 - 12:00PM videocam
Cutting-edge therapy could enable drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier making it suitable for dementia treatment, Adelaide researcher says.
2 Apr 2026 - 4:26PM videocam
Pioneering work involves observing proteins inside the body during exercise, effectively capturing their activity in a natural state.
2 Apr 2026 - 12:00PM videocam
Rising star scientist returns to China to undertake cutting-edge research in the field of cold atoms.
30 Mar 2026 - 6:18PM videocam
Pioneering French professor who blended architecture with film joins Nanjing University in a full-time position after 45 years at Cambridge.
28 Mar 2026 - 6:11PM videocam
The ‘father of electrospinning’, who taught for almost 30 years in the city state, will continue his research in Beijing.
27 Mar 2026 - 7:00PM videocam