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Chinese rocket carrying 'undisclosed' object crashed into the moon and left twin craters, study claims
China has denied that one of their rockets crashed into the moon's surface in 2022, leaving mysterious twin craters behind, but new research adds fresh evidence to the debate.
Headless skeletons in China represent the largest known headhunting massacre from Neolithic Asia
Headless skeletons from a 4,100-year-old massacre in China are from victims of the largest known 'headhunt' from Neolithic Asia.
Remains of 2,000-year-old sheep-drawn chariot discovered near 'Terracotta Army' in China
Only the sheep's skeletons remain, but such vehicles appear in Chinese lore.
Sacrificial pits filled with 120 horse skeletons found in Bronze Age city in China
The walled city likely served as a political and cultural hub in Bronze Age China.
Dozens of centuries-old stone grenades from Ming dynasty discovered at Great Wall of China
The weapons are among a variety of explosive devices used in China during the Ming dynasty.
China discovers never-before-seen ore containing a highly valuable rare earth element
A new ore, dubbed niobobaotite, was discovered in Inner Mongolia's Bayan Obo deposit and contains the rare earth element niobium — a valuable metal that acts as a superconductor and could revolutionize battery technology.
1,400-year-old tomb of emperor in China reveals evidence of royal power struggle among brothers and a warlord
An inscription on the 1,400-year-old tomb shows the dead man, who was posthumously declared emperor, was buried as a duke.
Ancient human-size sea lizard rewrites history of early armored marine reptiles
The newly discovered species, Prosaurosphargis yingzishanensis, grew to around 5 feet long and was covered in bony scales called osteoderms.
Scientists map 1,000 feet of hidden 'structures' deep below the dark side of the moon
With data from China's Chang'e-4 rover, scientists were able to visualize the upper 1,000 feet of the moon's surface for the first time. Their results reveal billions of years of previously hidden lunar history.
