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Latest news on research and breakthroughs by Chinese scientists, as the country ramps up investment in science and innovation as part of its ambitions to become a world-leading power by 2035, and other developments worldwide.
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China creates first cyborg bee with world’s lightest brain controller

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Chinese scientists have created a cyborg bee with the world’s lightest brain controller which they say will help search for survivors in earthquake ruins. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Award-winning data scientist She Yiyuan takes job in China after decades in US

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Statistician She Yiyuan holds a PhD from Stanford University and taught at Florida State University for nearly 20 years before returning to China. Photo: Handout

Chang’e-6 study shows asteroid strike may have altered moon’s far-side mantle

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Chinese researchers say the Chang’e 6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon. Photo: Xinhua

China’s ‘green great wall’ in Inner Mongolia traps 3 more deserts

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Tourists take photos of camels in the Badain Jaran Desert in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Photo: Xinhua

Top Chinese oncologist and director of Jilin Cancer Hospital, Cheng Ying, dies

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In her career oncologist and Jilin Cancer Hospital diector Cheng Ying received the Chinese Physician Award and named Outstanding Hospital President. Photo: Handout
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Chinese scientists have created a cyborg bee with the world’s lightest brain controller which they say will help search for survivors in earthquake ruins. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Drones

China creates first cyborg bee with world’s lightest brain controller

Chinese-made device can command the movements of bees, making them ideal to help search for survivors in earthquake ruins, scientists say.

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United States

Award-winning data scientist She Yiyuan takes job in China after decades in US

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Medicine

Robot performs realistic surgery with 100% accuracy in ‘major leap’

China's space programme

Chang’e-6 study shows asteroid strike may have altered moon’s far-side mantle

Meanwhile, researchers across Nasa and American government departments may be locked out from Chinese findings due to US budget cuts.

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Chinese researchers say the Chang’e 6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams of samples from the far side of the moon. Photo: Xinhua
Xinjiang

China’s ‘green great wall’ in Inner Mongolia traps 3 more deserts

Last straw checkerboard placed at Badain Jaran Desert completes 1,856km green belt that also runs across the Tengger and Ulan Buh deserts.

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Cancer

Top Chinese oncologist and director of Jilin Cancer Hospital, Cheng Ying, dies

Cheng was a pioneer in clinical trials for tumour diseases, especially small-cell lung carcinoma.

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Mainland China

China’s ‘telepathy’ radio could hide military units in plain site

System could reshape future battlefields by ensuring hidden communication and reducing detection risks, experts say.

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Chinese researchers have developed a system that could allow tanks, warships or aircraft to send vast amounts of data without emitting any active signals, allowing them to conceal their location. Image: Shutterstock Images
Semiconductors

China’s optical chip advances such as Meteor-1 light the way for AI development

Optical computing is a promising alternative or addition to electronic computing, potentially improving system efficiency, a professor says.

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Diplomacy

Editorial | US retreat from foreign aid highlights China’s steady outreach

China is not so much filling a void left by the US as having its long-standing commitment to scientific collaboration finally being noticed.

Britain

Meet some of the Chinese AI scientists dominating the global top 100

Half of the leading experts are in China while another 10 are of Chinese origin and working in the US, according to report.

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A joint study by a United Nations organisation and Shenzhen-based Dongbi Data has found that the majority of the world’s smartest AI scientists hail from China. Photo: Xinhua
Britain

The China edge that lured the world’s top-flight insect detective

British behavioural ecologist and entomological radar specialist will lead research into smart agriculture, climate change and food security.

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Strong financial support and a commitment to agricultural research have helped China to develop world-class entomological radar technology, a draw for top scientists. Photo: Reuters
Mainland China

Chinese scientists create visual sensor that adapts to light changes in seconds

China’s bionic sensor works faster than the human eye, creating potential for next-generation technology and brain-like computing systems.

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese team develops faster, more efficient data sorting for AI, computing

Memristor-led system could be applied in areas including smart traffic image sorting and financial risk control scoring, study author says.

Greater Bay Area

Neurobiologist Wang Jing leaves US to lead institute at China’s Shenzhen Bay Lab

Wang leaves University of California San Diego after 20 years to become director of the laboratory’s Institute of Molecular Physiology.

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Wang Jing’s full-time role at the Greater Bay Area lab marks a new direction in a career that has drawn on his experience in several disciplines, including engineering and biology. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

Chinese scientists find genetics shapes brain’s balance linked to mental ability

Further research on patients with neurological or psychiatric disorders may give rise to new therapeutic approaches, team says.

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The findings open “broad avenues” to explore the implications for brain function and potential dysfunctions, research team says in recently published paper. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

Chinese study uncovers cancer-fighting potential of impotence drugs like Viagra

Researchers find medication used to treat erectile dysfunction can also boost key anti-tumour immune cells.

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Mainland China

How Chinese scientists cracked the secret of organ regeneration

Chinese scientists who discovered a ‘genetic switch’ that restored damaged mice ear tissue say their research could one day help humans.

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Archaeology and palaeontology

Tools unearthed in China are first evidence of East Asia’s ‘Wood Age’

Archaeological site in Yunnan province yields nearly 1,000 wooden artefacts, including 35 tools, mostly used for digging, according to study.

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Artefacts unearthed in Yunnan province suggest wooden tools were widely used in southwest China 300,000 years ago. Photo: Handout
Tianjin

China unveils support for medical uses of brain-computer interface technology

Regulator flags policies to boost innovation in devices to help patients control devices and robotic limbs with their thoughts alone.

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Australia

Cochlear takes fast lane as it brings new hearing device to Chinese market

Australian implant maker launched its new smart system through Hainan’s special medical tourism pilot zone and Hong Kong in June.

Stem cells

Human heart structure beats 21 days in pig embryo in Chinese chimera study

The research could have implications for organ transplants, which are limited by the small number of donors.

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A Chinese research team from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health says a pig embryo with human heart cells has survived for 21 days. Photo: Daniel Sambraus/Science
Mainland China

From rocket ballet to space fireworks: China’s aerospace innovators push boundaries

Chinese start-up reveals launch plan for both manoeuvrable rocket and artificial ‘meteor shower’.

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Lingkong Tianxing Technology has showcased its self-developed reusable liquid rocket with an animated video simulation posted to its official website. Photo: Handout
Shanghai

Chinese team creates blockchain tech to resist attacks from quantum computers

Their system – known as EQAS – replaces vulnerable maths-based encryption with a signature tool that’s more secure.

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Open Questions series

Open Questions | US-China science faltering on ‘political distrust’, Simon says

Geopolitical tension between the US and China is spilling into science, hindering joint research and imperilling a cornerstone collaboration agreement, according to Denis Simon.

Tibet

China’s 500-megawatt turbine in Tibet marks hydropower breakthrough

With two of the turbines, Datang Zala Hydropower Station will generate as much power as burning 1.3 million tonnes of coal every year.

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The turbine has an outer diameter of more than 6 metres and features 21 water buckets. Photo: Handout
Space

Giant object from deep space spotted blazing through our solar system

Interstellar object headed towards Mars, but poses no threat to Earth, says head of planetary defence at the ESA.

The interstellar object captured on June 2, 2025. Photo: David Rankin, Saguaro Observatory via AFP
Dongguan

Communication expert Julian Cheng leaves Canada career for China university

Global expert in optical and radio frequency wireless communication will join newly established Great Bay University in southern China.

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US-China relations

China boosts tech outreach to Global South as US collaboration dips: analysts

Washington is said to be missing out on ‘big’ opportunities while Beijing reaches agreements with ‘dozens and dozens of countries’.

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