Xinhua
07 Aug 2022, 21:48 GMT+10
BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news in China.
TIGER LINEAGE IDENTIFICATION
Chinese paleontologists identified an extinct and deeply divergent tiger lineage from a fossil found in northeastern China, revealing a more complex evolutionary picture of the big cats.
The researchers from China University of Geosciences, Wuhan found that the ancient lineage diverged from modern tigers approximately 268,000 years ago. More than twice the known age of modern tigers' maternal ancestor, living around 125,000 years ago.
SATELLITE DATA
China has received data from its newly launched terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite.
The satellite was carried into space on Thursday by a Long March-4B rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.
Since Thursday night, ground stations located in Beijing and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have tracked and received the data from the satellite in three tasks, which lasted 25 minutes with a total size of 306 GB.
BRAIN CANCER TREATMENT
Chinese and U.S. scientists have proposed a new drug delivery system that can improve immune therapy treatment for brain cancer.
The researchers from Shandong University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison designed an injectable hydrogel that contains nanoparticles targeting the glioma stem cells.
Get a daily dose of Broadcast Communications news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Broadcast Communications.
More InformationLONDON, U.K.: Physically backed gold exchange-traded funds recorded their most significant semi-annual inflow since the first half...
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Some 32 percent of global semiconductor production could face climate change-related copper supply disruptions...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday with all the major indices gaining ground. Markets in the UK, Europe and Canada...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Financial markets kicked off the week on a cautious note as President Donald Trump rolled out a fresh round...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: At a two-day summit over the weekend, the BRICS bloc of emerging economies issued a joint declaration condemning...
LONDON, U.K.: This week, BP appointed Simon Henry, former Shell finance chief, to its board as a non-executive director effective September...
(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) Amazon Prime Video has hired veteran broadcaster Kevin Harlan to call NBA games during...
Ganderbal (Srinagar) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Indian Army launched Radio Kangan 88.4 FM in Wussan, Ganderbal, Central Kashmir, to...
On July 6, an arson attack targeted the East Melbourne Synagogue. It was the latest in a series of antisemitic incidents recorded across...
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Amid a controversy over the Udaipur Files movie, based on the 2022 murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in...
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): The Gyanvapi Sangharsh Samiti in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, which includes the female...
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed a special screening of the controversial film 'Udaipur...