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For decades pollution in China has paralleled economic growth. But this connection has been weakened in recent years, according to a new international research study published in the Science Advances journal. The study was conducted by an international team of researchers from five countries, includ...

A cluster of high obesity prevalence was identified in the metro area of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei. Since 2004, the prevalence of general obesity has tripled and that of abdominal obesity has increased by more than 50 percent in China. While the prevalence of obesity in China is still much lower t...

Over a period of 39 months, invasive keyhole wasps (Pachodynerus nasidens) at the Brisbane Airport were responsible for 93 instances of fully blocked replica pitot probes — vital instruments that measure airspeed — according to a study published November 30 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Ala...

Pioneering Quantum Network Spanning Thousands of Kilometers Chinese scientists have established the world’s first integrated quantum communication network, combining over 700 optical fibers on the ground with two ground-to-satellite links to achieve quantum key distribution over a total distan...

CDEX researchers use effective field theory to improve dark matter detection limits and opens new avenues, including constraints on WIMP-pion couplings. Numerous compelling pieces of evidence from astroparticle physics and cosmology indicate that the major matter component in the Universe is dark ma...

The Ad5-nCoV vaccine, developed in China, is 57.5% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 infection and 91.7% effective against severe COVID-19 beginning 28 days post-vaccination, according to a phase 3 randomized control trial analysis. No vaccine-related serious adverse events were reported, and m...

A new risk assessment framework indicated that no location is completely safe from biodiversity threats, urging a rethink of global conservation strategies. An international research team led by Associate Professor Giovanni Strona from the University of Helsinki has identified a general macroecologi...

New Catalyst Discovery Boosts Clean Hydrogen Production Scientists from the University of Kansas and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have made significant progress towards separating hydrogen and oxygen molecules to produce pure hydrogen — without using fossil fu...

River flooding is among the most catastrophic disasters worldwide. The Pearl River, the longest watercourse in southern China, particularly its lower reach with dense population and economic activity, has been identified as one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to flood exposure. Over 400 major...

Preserving biodiversity hotspots, which constitute only 1.22% of the Earth’s land surface, could halt extinctions safeguard the planet for future generations. In a revolutionary new study, a group of conservationists and scientists have demonstrated that by preserving a small fraction of the E...

Astronomers are using Chandra and XMM-Newton to evaluate whether nearby stars emit radiation levels compatible with habitable exoplanets. This research aims to help prioritize stars for detailed imaging with future telescopes, focusing on those whose radiation levels may support planetary atmosphere...

Using snail shells, Dr. Hong Yan’s team reconstructed the intense “7.20” rainstorm in Zhengzhou, suggesting that such extreme weather events might become more common with global warming. In July 2021, Zhengzhou, central China was battered by an extreme rainstorm (then named “7.20” ...

A different qubit architecture could enable easier manufacturing of quantum computer building blocks without compromising performance. Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory are revolutionizing quantum computing by developing a new qubit architecture more suitable for mass production. This...

Hi HN,<p>For the past few months, I&#x27;ve been exploring tools that integrate with the Linux networking stack. This led me to build SafeHaven, a lightweight and configurable VPN implementation written in Go. The goal was to better understand how virtual private networks work at a fundamental level...

Jurassic-era blue-stain fungi fossils found in China push their origin back 80 million years. These fungi pierced wood using mechanical structures and likely relied on non-beetle insects for spore dispersal. Blue-stain fungi are a distinct group of wood-colonizing fungi that do not have the ability ...