5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (778+ words) Advanced technologies, ranging from infrared cameras and drones to remote sensing and genetic analysis, are providing stronger scientific support for wildlife conservation and national park management in Sanjiangyuan, Qinghai province, according to researchers. Researchers at the Institute of Sanjiangyuan National…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago  (136+ words) China Daily - Global Edition Hulunbuir grassland, Inner Mongolia If you're choosing a place to spend the summer, be sure to put Hulunbuir on your list. Leave the crowded city behind and escape to a landscape of endless green. Watch horses…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (543+ words) A 150-million-year-old fossil unearthed in Fujian province has revealed what researchers say is the smallest known long-tailed bird from the Late Jurassic period, filling a critical gap in scientists' understanding of how dinosaurs' long tails evolved into the short, compact…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (233+ words) Zhou Zhonghe, an author of the study and a professor at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, said developmental studies have long suggested that tail shortening could result from just a few genetic mutations. "Because long-tailed and short-tailed birds…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (399+ words) China Daily - Global Edition Global experts gather in Yunnan to advance tropical biodiversity conservation Experts from China and abroad gathered on Sunday in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, to exchange insights on advancing tropical biodiversity conservation. Their meeting will…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (486+ words) In the stillness of Antarctica, a lone penguin stands dead-center on the ice, with a jagged peak rising in the background. Its reflection shimmers faintly on the dark water below. With wings slightly outstretched, its white belly faces the camera…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (243+ words) A specially crafted porcelain vessel presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast a spotlight on Liling, a city in Central China's Hunan province. Renowned for its centuries-old ceramics industry, the city is experiencing a renaissance through modern design and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (288+ words) China Daily - Global Edition China's first coral reef blue hole a biodiversity hotspot, report says China's first identified coral reef blue hole, located in the lagoon of Huangyan Island in the South China Sea, has been recognized as a biodiversity…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (310+ words) As hiking gains popularity across China, the growing litter on mountain trails is prompting local governments and volunteers to take action. From innovative cleanup campaigns conducted by the authorities to robot garbage collectors, new approaches are emerging to preserve the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (414+ words) China's natural and mixed natural-cultural UNESCO World Heritage sites are outperforming their global peers in conservation, with roughly 90 percent receiving a "good" or higher rating from the International Union for Conservation of Nature, according to Chinese authorities. The figure is…...