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Israel’s 90 nuclear warheads make any strike on Iran ‘really dangerous’: expert
Policy head of Nobel Peace Prize-winning group sounds alarm over possible intentional or accidental use of weapons.
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Chinese firm claims it intercepted B-2 radio signal during US strike on Iran
11 Mar 2026 - 8:00PM
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Award-winning memory chip expert leaves US for job at Chinese semiconductor firm
11 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
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SCMP Highlights
Iran war shows US defence gaps; professor returns to China: 7 science highlights
From creating a bamboo-winged drone to efforts in “taming” typhoons, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.
11 Mar 2026 - 3:30PM
Missile debris falls after Israeli air defence systems launched interceptor missiles over Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua
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China’s 2030 moon landing: scientists suggest a site long on Nasa’s radar
Research team cites abundant mare basalts, river-like valleys formed from surface lava flows and deposits of volcanic materials.
10 Mar 2026 - 2:55PM
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China can’t buy Elon Musk’s theory on space-based AI centres: experts
Beijing urged to focus on installing computing system in orbit to analyse data from satellites making information gathering more effective.
10 Mar 2026 - 1:12AM
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China’s award-winning mathematician Wan Daqing leaves California for Chongqing
Amid fierce competition among Chinese universities, the former child prodigy has returned to his hometown for his new role.
9 Mar 2026 - 6:38PM
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Wan Daqing, winner of China’s highest mathematics prize, returned to China to take up his new role in December. Photo: Handout
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Unbreakable encryption on the cards thanks to this Chinese team’s discovery
Chinese innovation can pave the way for sharper medical imaging, unbreakable encryption and next-gen sensors.
8 Mar 2026 - 4:30PM
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What is the moon’s far side made of? Chinese scientists use AI to crack mystery
Findings add to a growing body of insights from China’s historic Chang’e-6 mission to the lunar far side in 2024.
7 Mar 2026 - 9:00PM
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Rising star chip scientist Jiang Jianfeng leaves MIT for Peking University
Jiang returns to China to advance information technology by creating smaller, faster and more energy-efficient computer chips.
7 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
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China and Uruguay team up on science to target cancer, pests and robotics
The two countries look for new potential in a relationship built on trade in agricultural products.
7 Mar 2026 - 4:02PM
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The development signals a step forward in ties between China and the South American country, as their relations over the last decade have largely centred on trade. Photo: Shutterstock
Two Sessions 2026
China’s 15th 5-year plan maps bold push for AI, fusion and frontier science
Beijing’s sweeping 2026-2030 plan lays out blueprint for navigating a complex and turbulent international environment.
6 Mar 2026 - 9:27PM
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Could Iran war confirm China’s prediction on US military’s hypersonic nightmare?
Footage shows Iranian missiles breaching Israeli, US defences and striking military targets, indicating poor hypersonic weapon interception.
6 Mar 2026 - 5:56PM
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China plans to fire up world’s first accelerator-driven nuclear reactor
Device deemed to burn uranium 100 times more efficiently, while cutting nuclear waste lifespan to less than a thousandth of current span.
6 Mar 2026 - 3:25PM
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China boosts science budget: is it listening to everything Elon Musk says?
Beijing says greater allocation reflects importance of science and tech self-reliance in driving China’s economy and its rivalry with the US.
5 Mar 2026 - 7:44PM
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Beijing’s draft budget announcement shows it is positioning frontiers such as satellite internet as China’s future industries. Photo: Xinhua
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Why China’s anti-corruption push in academia is key to its science and tech aims
Ahead of country’s annual ‘two sessions’ meetings, scientists urge more institutionalised and effective mechanisms to curb abuses of power.
5 Mar 2026 - 6:50AM
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‘Two sessions’, two paths: China prioritises AI integration amid US tech rivalry
Beijing’s open-source push in focus ahead of annual legislative meeting and coming five-year plan, as Washington chooses different approach.
5 Mar 2026 - 12:51AM
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China team’s space laser breakthrough takes communication speeds to high orbit
Experiment sustains uninterrupted high-speed data transmission between satellite and Earth for more than three hours, team reports.
4 Mar 2026 - 9:30PM
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The laser communication ground station at the Gaomeigu Observatory in Yunnan province, southwest China where the experiment was conducted. Photo: Handout
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75% cost cut: China unveils world’s first fixed-wing drone made of bamboo fibre
Material also holds potential for new energy vehicles, marine equipment, satellites and spacecraft.
4 Mar 2026 - 5:57PM
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Manufacturing talent boom? Why China’s smartest students are factory-bound
Some of the country’s brightest minds enter traditional industrial sectors as manufacturing loses its blue-collar stigma.
5 Mar 2026 - 3:55AM
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China team mulls hitting typhoons with an energy beam from space
Scientist Duan Baoyan says the Zhuri project could also act as a ‘space-based power bank’ to charge satellites and other facilities.
3 Mar 2026 - 5:00PM
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What cost foreign prestige? China says no to some Western science journal fees
Chinese researchers will no longer be reimbursed for paper publication charges in Nature Communications, among other titles.
2 Mar 2026 - 3:15PM
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Chinese researchers accounted for at least a quarter of the more than 10,000 papers published in one leading international journal last year. Photo: Shutterstock
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Why Chinese team’s flexible organic battery could revolutionise wearables
Innovative material defies temperature extremes while offering efficient and stable performance in potential leap from lab to reality.
1 Mar 2026 - 2:00PM
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Chinese gene-editing technique raises prospect of new autism treatments
Lab tests on mice given the treatment showed considerable cognitive and behavioural functions, new study says.
28 Feb 2026 - 12:00PM
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Chinese scientists may have found battery that could double EVs’ range
Study says new type of lithium battery technology may offer a solution to the current ceiling on performance.
27 Feb 2026 - 9:00PM
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