After helping scientists complete many significant experiments such as growing rice and vegetables in space, observing the strongest explosions in the universe and setting up the most precise clock in space, China's first space lab Tiangong-2 ended its mission and reentered the atmosphere under control Friday night (Beijing Time).

Chinese scientists have recently identified a new species of a flying squirrel genus, the rarest and most wanted rodent in the world. The study published in ZooKeys described the specimen unexpectedly found in the collections of the Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China, in collaboration with several countries, is now at the forefront of lunar exploration. In an article, researchers laid out what the China Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP) has accomplished since their launch in 2007 and their plans into the next three decades.

Researchers from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tufts University in the United States developed a type of biodegradable synthetic lipid nanoparticle to deliver CRISPR/Cas9. The nanoparticles, which are much easier to penetrate the cell, contain the messenger RNA encoding Cas9.

Chinese and Canadian scientists have developed a predictive model for hydrogen trapping and bubbling in nanovoids, which is crucial to the understanding of hydrogen-induced damage in structural materials.

The 2019 Chinese Science Education Summit was held in Beijing recently and its theme was "Make science education more scientific". Speaking at the event, Zou Caineng, an academician from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, emphasized the importance of cultivating a sense of innovation sense in kids.

The Sino-UK Joint Center for Earth and Planetary Sciences, involving the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) and the University of Leeds, has been set up in China, according to the CAS.

Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology have found the remains of a nearly complete lizard preserved in the Microraptor's stomach. The lizard is distinguished from previously recognized early Cretaceous species based on its unusual teeth and bones.

Chinese researchers have discussed the remote sensing development of snow cover during an academic symposium in Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences on Tuesday.

A workshop with 40 world scientists opened in Beijing Thursday to enhance global study of Third Pole environmental changes. The workshop mainly focused on water resources, ecosystems and human activities in the region. Attendees from Germany, Sweden, Nepal, the United States and other countries will share their observations, address local impact and provide scientific advice to policy makers.

27 universities from throughout China formed the Planetary Science Alliance of Chinese Universities, which aims at exploring solutions for issues such as training professionals, expanding scientific frontiers, and potential development strategy for planetary science in China.

Chinese scientists have launched the "Third Pole Environment program" at an international workshop in Beijing in a bid to combat environmental changes taking place in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Scientists from different countries shared their observations, addressed the local impact and provided scientific advice to policymakers.

Scientists from China and France proposed to use the largest and most sensitive radio telescope ever built to hunt for signals from alien life and search for extrasolar planets - or exoplanets, which have magnetic fields like our planet - within 100 light-years of Earth.

Stability, development, exchanges and global integration will remain China's top priorities in the coming decade. Hence, it is crucial for China and the US to respect, rationally perceive and adjust to each other's national needs, PAN Jiaofeng, president of the Institutes of Science and Development of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told China Daily in an interview.

A team led by Prof. YU Haijun and Prof. LI Yaping from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica developed a common immune checkpoint inhibitor in a nanoparticle formulation, which is highly tumor-specific. The checkpoint inhibitor is a kind of increasingly popular anti-tumor drug.

Paleontologists from China and other countries have discovered the fossil of a new species of tiny bird in Northern Myanmar that has one unusually long talon, providing valuable information on the evolution and behavior of ancient birds. Their discovery has been published in Cell journal.

A research team at the Institute of Intelligent Machines designed a chip with molecular probes using analog simulation and FET (Field Effect Transistor) technologies, which showed ultra-sensitive performance in tests. The FET chip exhibited excellent response and repeatability in the determination of Hg²⁺ in blood.

A joint research team of scientists from China and other countries announced Thursday that they had discovered a new species of ancient bird fossilized in amber in northern Myanmar. The amber, about 3.5 cm long and weighs 5.5 grams, was formed nearly 100 million years ago during the early stage of the late Cretaceous Period, with a well-preserved bird's skeleton.