A new species of orchid has been discovered in Sichuan province's Wolong National Nature Reserve. The findings were recently published in the journal Ecosystem Health and Sustainability.

Steady progress has been made in a number of important scientific research equipment and construction projects, which will allow China to achieve technological breakthroughs and produce significant outcomes in some cutting-edge scientific fields.

At least 15 whale species were spotted during a recent scientific expedition carried out by Chinese researchers in the northern waters of the South China Sea.

A fragment of fossilized human parietal bone had been discovered at the Zhoukoudian site in the suburbs of Beijing, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said on Monday.

A solar telescope array in southwest China started its trial operation of examining the sun on Friday, according to its developer, the National Space Science Center (NSSC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Chinese scientists have recently created the most detailed map that has ever been made of the types of cells in the brains of monkeys. The map, which shows how the various cells are distributed, could help scientists better understand how the brain works.

Researchers have discovered a new fossilized galeaspid fish, dating back some 438 million years, in the Xiushan Formation in central China's Hunan Province. The creature lived during the Silurian era, which was about 410 to 440 million years ago.

Chinese scientists have recently introduced a new method to reveal the nature of the first galaxies and dark matter in the early universe.

The warming-induced phenological mismatch has given a competitive advantage to trees over shrubs, which provides a new interpretation in further explaining alpine treeline shifts under the context of climate change, Chinese researchers have discovered.

A China-Europe joint space mission, Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), has entered the flight model phase in an all-around way, according to the National Space Science Center (NSSC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A Chinese expedition team measured the thickness of snow on Mount Qomolangma with a precise ground-penetrating radar, and the mean depth estimates at the summit are 9.5±1.2 meters, according to a newly-published paper in the journal The Cryosphere.

The Zhurong rover's latest findings on Martian dunes have shed light on the geological and climate changes that the planet underwent about 400,000 years ago, providing new insights for the study of the climate evolution on Mars.