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Newly discovered jellyfish is a 24-eyed weirdo related to the world's most venomous marine creature
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers named the newfound species Tripedalia maipoensis, after Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong, where they discovered the transparent critter.
Ancient princesses helped build vast warrior empire that prompted China to erect the Great Wall
By Tom Metcalfe published
Analysis of ancient DNA and grave goods from burials suggest that princesses helped to build a "massive empire" stretching from Kazakhstan to Mongolia.
China must share data on COVID-19's origins 'immediately,' WHO scientist demands
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The World Health Organization's COVID-19 technical lead is calling for China to release all its data related to the pandemic's origins.
1,000-year-old brick tomb discovered in China is decorated with lions, sea anemones and 'guardian spirits'
By Tom Metcalfe published
A brick tomb from the Jurchen Jin period of northern China was discovered during the renovation of drains in Shanxi province.
13 of the biggest natural disasters in history
By Stephanie Pappas, Scott Dutfield last updated
Reference Earthquakes, hurricanes and volcanoes have taken countless lives and caused immeasurable damage throughout history.
Raccoon dog DNA from Wuhan market supports the idea that COVID came from animals
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Newly-released genetic data suggests raccoon dogs carrying SARS-CoV-2 may have been at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in late 2019.
Longest dinosaur neck ever stretched further than a school bus at 49 feet long
By Laura Geggel published
By comparing the few known bones of the sauropod Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum with its relatives, experts have extrapolated its tremendous neck length.
Bronze Age ice skates with bone blades discovered in China
By Tom Metcalfe published
Ice skates made of bone have been unearthed from a Bronze Age tomb in western China, suggesting an ancient technological exchange between the east and west of Eurasia.
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