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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.
2,200-year-old remains of sacrificed giant panda and tapir discovered near Chinese emperor's tomb
The discovery of an ancient tapir's skeletal remains near an emperor's tomb indicates that these animals once roamed China.
Strange, 300,000-year-old jawbone unearthed in China may come from vanished human lineage
Fragments of a jaw bone unearthed in China have a mosaic of features that are present in both modern and archaic humans, making it difficult to place on the human evolutionary tree.
Complete Bronze Age town with elite tombs discovered in northern China
The site is one of the largest ever discovered dating from China's early Shang Dynasty.
