Chinese spacecraft begins 53-day journey to collect soil and rocks and bring them back to Earth for scientific study.

Zhang Yongzhen, who camped outside his Shanghai lab after parent hospital shut him out, has provoked wave of public sympathy and questioning of treatment meted out to noted virologist.

An adult male named Rakus chewed a plant used by people in Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation, then applied it to an injury on his right cheek.

Researchers make a major advance towards achieving the ‘holy grail’ of renewable energy, nuclear fusion.

Archaeologists have reconstructed the features of Shanidar Z, whose skull was discovered in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Fossilised footprints in Fujian province point to new type of dinosaur that is one of the biggest known raptors – far larger than the human-sized ‘aggressive hunters’ shown in blockbuster films.

Four YF-100K engines pass ignition test to ‘fully verify’ their compatibility and individual reliability, chief designer said.

Almost 10 years after the ‘Made in China 2025’ targets were drawn up, we investigate just how many have been achieved.

Chinese researchers detail how technology has transformed the region’s textile industry and led to record surge in exports.

Chinese-built Cosco vessel to help cut emissions as the battery-powered ship begins weekly service.

Lunar lander designed to be the first to bring materials back from the surface that faces away from Earth.

Electric-driven robots are quieter, more efficient, less costly to operate and less prone to breakdowns.

Algorithm that highlights lesions on the gullet for doctors during an endoscopy is now used in hundreds of hospitals in China.

China is demanding more and better research to unearth the technology of tomorrow – but a research culture based around titles and participation in certain programmes is limiting the potential of its scientists.

It is the first time Chinese space authorities have openly suggested timeline for Tianwen-3 mission puts it ahead of Nasa’s plans.

Analysis using remote sensing technology from Wuhan University puts the level of damage at about 60 per cent.

Chinese space agency deputy director declares China on track to put astronauts on the moon by 2030.

China’s status as a ‘near-peer competitor’ is driving efforts to limit access to key technologies such as semiconductors and counter its global influence.

China’s example could be the helping hand India needs in fixing its pollution problem, while not affecting GDP.

During their six-month stay on the Tiangong space station, the Chinese astronauts will carry out experiments on fish in a step towards raising other animals in space.

With vehicle electrification expected to take 10-20 years, Chinese manufacturers are breaking energy-saving records in an old technology.

Newly published comprehensive geological maps will point the way for China’s future lunar exploration.

Breakthrough overcomes decades-old problem of how to harness the technology to propel underwater vessels, according to paper.

Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant in Zhejiang expected to be able to make enough of the material to meet the country’s demand.

Study finds groundwater changes and building weight appear linked to subsidence; a quarter of China’s coastal land will sink below sea level within a century.

The magnetospheres of these planets may be a way to detect elusive gravitational waves, according to scientists in Beijing and Hong Kong.

Researchers in China say the semiconductor gallium nitride offers remarkable potential in photonic quantum chips.

Organisations from Kenya and Ethiopia have signed up to the China-led space initiative to build a lunar base.

The initiative, launched under then-president Donald Trump, was intended to fight espionage by Beijing, but was slammed as racist and trigger-happy.