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Half of China's cities are sinking, putting most of the country's urban population at risk
Major cities across eastern China are sinking due to groundwater extraction and the weight of buildings, potentially exposing millions of people to flooding and damage in the next 100 years.
2,500-year-old skeletons with legs chopped off may be elites who received 'cruel' punishment in ancient China
The amputated legs of skeletons belonging to two men who lived in ancient China suggests that they were punished for alleged crimes 2,500 years ago.
Chinese space junk falls to Earth over Southern California, creating spectacular fireball
A fireball spotted over Southern California was likely the flaming wreck of an orbital module from China's Shenzhou 15 astronaut mission, which launched in November 2022.
1,500-year-old DNA used to reveal likeness of Chinese Emperor Wu
Scientists used DNA to create a facial reconstruction of a Chinese emperor who ruled 1,500 years ago.
'Zeus made night from mid-day': Terror and wonder in ancient accounts of solar eclipses
For millennia, solar eclipses like the upcoming one on April 8 have inspired awe, wonder and fear. Here are some of the most intriguing accounts of solar eclipses from ancient Greece to the Mayan empire.
Ancient Chinese burials with swords and chariot cast light on violent 'Warring States' period
Researchers say the finds could help them understand the political and social changes going on in China during the Warring States period.
Lavish, 800-year-old tombs in China may hold remains of Great Jin dynasty elites
Three newfound brick tombs date to the Golden Khanate, a non-Chinese people who ruled in northern China centuries ago.
Russia and China announce plan to build shared nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035, 'without humans'
The proposed nuclear reactor, which could be transported and assembled without human assistance, would provide energy to a lunar base that Russia and China have agreed to build together.
