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China-led team replicates human embryo ‘invasion’ of the womb for the first time
Scientists create a ‘mini-womb’ 3D model on a microfluidic chip which could lead to treatments for women affected by infertility.
10 Jan 2026 - 12:00PM
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US House lawmakers abandon bid to bring back controversial China Initiative
9 Jan 2026 - 10:00PM
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China cites Biden’s message to Xi that Japan could build nukes ‘overnight’
9 Jan 2026 - 8:08PM
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Why Chinese space station is studying how gravity affects battery performance
Project is led by the country’s second civilian astronaut working with researchers on the ground to look at ways to improve performance.
9 Jan 2026 - 1:12PM
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China’s Tiangong space station is hosting a new series of experiments aimed at developing next-generation energy storage for future lunar and deep-space missions. Photo: Shutterstock
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At US$1,455 per ounce, China’s e-waste gold recovery is world’s most efficient
New method can extract precious metals from old mobile phones, computers and home appliances in less than 20 minutes.
9 Jan 2026 - 10:48AM
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China sends 0.1-second blackout recovery tech to protect grids in 12 nations
Grid protection technology enables faults to be isolated and restored within hundred-millisecond window, compared with hours previously.
8 Jan 2026 - 11:00AM
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China creates world’s first clone-hybrid rice that could double global output
Team developed 6 apomictic rice varieties tested over multiple generations in Hainan and Zhejiang provinces.
7 Jan 2026 - 6:13PM
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China’s stealth design software PADJ-X finds potential flaws in US B-21 bomber
Chinese researchers use ‘all-in-one’ algorithmic system to test for vulnerabilities in classified aircraft, paper says.
7 Jan 2026 - 12:00PM
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China’s sensitive technology at risk after Trump abducts Venezuela leader Maduro
From oil infrastructure to telecommunications, Chinese investments in the country have been long-standing and extensive.
6 Jan 2026 - 5:31PM
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Could there be a link between glucose levels in the brain and Alzheimer’s?
Mice with late-stage symptoms showed improvement in memory loss and reduced brain plaque after experimental treatment, Chinese study finds.
5 Jan 2026 - 5:00PM
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China fossil unveils cross-equator migration corridor in supercontinent Pangaea
Remains of a new dicynodont species dating back over 250 million years link China and South Africa, suggesting passage of large animals.
5 Jan 2026 - 12:00PM
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An artist’s rendering of the Dinanomodon guoi, a new species of dicynodont found in China’s Gansu province. Photo: Handout
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Nobel Prize jurist Thomas Mikael Oliveberg joins southern China medical school
Biophysicist leaves Stockholm University for full-time role at Guangxi Medical University’s First Affiliated Hospital.
4 Jan 2026 - 4:00PM
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China’s emission-free tech debunks Trump theory with 3-fold productivity boost
Revolutionary change to fossil fuel conversion process reduces carbon pollution to almost zero while tripling yield of high-value chemicals.
4 Jan 2026 - 2:52PM
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AI scientist Ling Haibin, father of first plant ID app, leaves US for China
Pioneering scientist takes up new position at Westlake University to seek ‘fresh exploration’ with greater freedom and inclusivity.
3 Jan 2026 - 8:00PM
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China’s biopharma sector ‘in prime position to challenge US leadership’
American commission issues stark warning, as analytics firm Clarivate reports that Chinese innovative drug development has entered new phase.
3 Jan 2026 - 7:55AM
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SpaceX will move 4,400 satellites to a lower orbit after China cited safety risk
Starlink’s Michael Nicolls declares ‘significant reconfiguration’ to be coordinated with regulators, other operators and US Space Command.
2 Jan 2026 - 8:00PM
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Could 2,000-year-old machine from tomb in China be earliest binary computer?
Silk-weaving loom dating to Western Han is world’s oldest known ‘computer hardware’ with corresponding ‘software’, China science body says.
2 Jan 2026 - 5:36PM
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China warns satellites from Elon Musk’s Starlink are ‘safety and security’ risk
Beijing tells UN meeting of near misses involving SpaceX satellites and warns they are being used by criminals and terrorists.
1 Jan 2026 - 6:14PM
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SpaceX aims to build a constellation of more than 42,000 satellites when the Starlink network is complete. Photo: Reuters
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China launches super-powered AI system to take on Trump’s Genesis Mission
The network, designed to run without human oversight, was launched a month after Trump outlined plans for an ‘AI Manhattan Project’.
1 Jan 2026 - 9:00AM
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Great Green Wall 2.0: China is geoengineering deserts with blue-green algae
Scientists aim to reclaim thousands of hectares of desert using cyanobacteria that can stabilise sand and create foundation for plant growth.
31 Dec 2025 - 7:46PM
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SCMP Highlights
How China cracked US ‘super code’, health benefits of lard: 7 science highlights
From China building world’s largest smart transformer to health benefits of lard, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.
31 Dec 2025 - 3:30PM
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China builds a record-breaking hypergravity machine to compress space and time
CHIEF1900 will help to recreate catastrophic events such as dam failures and earthquakes inside a lab, university says.
31 Dec 2025 - 12:00PM
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A view of the core of the CHIEF1300. The latest CHIEF1900 was built by Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group and shipped to Zhejiang University last week for installation. Photo: Xinhua
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As Trump taps coal to power AI, China moves on to clothe the world with it
A once-struggling Chinese coal city turns the traditional fossil fuel into nylon, manufacturing popular fashion from sportswear to lingerie.
30 Dec 2025 - 3:02PM
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China builds world-first crab-walking electric ICBM mobile launcher prototype
In less than two years, scientists have developed a technology that ‘fundamentally overturns’ conventional heavy-vehicle design.
31 Dec 2025 - 5:49PM
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China to power up world’s largest ‘super-cold air battery’ in the Gobi Desert
Facility runs for 10 hours straight and will produce 180 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, powering 30,000 homes.
29 Dec 2025 - 2:44PM
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