SPACE | Telescope enriches understanding of galaxy
BEIJING, CHINA -- A giant star, recently identified as the most lithium-rich star ever known, has been added to the...
TECH NEWS
SPACE | Stargazers set to see rare green comet
MOSCOW, RUSSIA -- Stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere are in for a treat as a rare green comet crosses the...
MED-TECH | Study shows deleting key gene can inhibit lung cancer
BEIJING, CHINA -- Chinese researchers have found that lung cancer can be inhibited by knocking out a key gene in...
GLOBAL WARMING | Wetter weather caused by climate change reduces forest soils’ absorption of greenhouse gases: study
WASHINGTON -- Chinese and American researchers found that increasing precipitation, a symptom of climate change, made it harder for forest...
SPACE | Astronomers discover giant star rich in lithium
BEIJING, CHINA -- Chinese astronomers have discovered the most lithium-rich giant star ever known and it could shed new light...
MED-TECH | New drugs put cancer into ‘permanent sleep’: Aussie research
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- Australian scientists on Thursday said they have discovered a new type of drug that targets specific proteins...
CLIMATE | As Northern Hemisphere sizzles in scorching summer, environment experts warn of worse if global warming continues
BEIJING, CHINA -- With scorching weather broiling the Northern Hemisphere this summer and setting off forest fires in the Arctic...
TECH NEWS | Over 90% of cellphone apps request access to private information: report
BEIJING, CHINA -- An internet privacy report said 99.9 percent of cellphone applications within the Android operating system request access...
SCI-TECH | Older people less likely to recognize errors they make: study
WASHINGTON -- A new study published in the latest issue of Neurobiology of Aging showed that the older people get,...
SPACE | Scientists discover ‘rogue planet’ outside solar system
WASHINGTON -- Scientists have made the first radio-telescope detection of a huge free-floating planet beyond our solar system, a new...