A Chinese steel mill on Tuesday rolled off the world's largest seamless ring forging piece, which was developed especially as the key part of a nuclear power unit. The loop-shape stainless steel piece weighs 150 tonnes and is 15.6 meters in diameter, breaking both the world records of its kind.

Chinese researchers have found that the lake water storage in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau increased by 140.8 cubic kilometers from 1990 to 2013. Lake water storage change is an important factor influencing hydrological cycles, the regional environment, and the climate on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau because of the large number and huge areas of lakes, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said.

China's science ship Tansuo-1 loaded with the manned submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) returned to its home harbor in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, on Sunday, after finishing its first expedition in the Indian Ocean. The manned submersible can reach a depth of 4,500 meters.

China plans to build five national parks in the Tibet autonomous region that collectively have been named after the high-altitude region's nickname: the Earth's third pole. The Third Pole National Parks are to be part of the nation's growing effort to protect the environment while improving locals' livelihoods by boosting ecotourism on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Research findings from China's Tianzhou-1 Space Mission have shown that the microgravity environment in space promotes heart cell differentiation of mice induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, providing new perspectives on future human space travel.

A Chinese scientist on Sunday called for stronger international collaboration in combating climate impacts in the Pan-Third Pole region. Tandong Yao, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told a session of the United Nations Science, Policy, and Business Forum on the Environment in Nairobi that global warming has led to melting of glaciers, resulting in extreme weather events that have affected livelihoods of millions of people in the region.

Prof. Wu Xiangping is an Academician at NAOC and a member of the 13th National Committee of CPPCC. In his interview with Xinhua journalist, he talks about SKA, an international project to build the world's largest radio telescope, and his advice to the government to allocate more S&T resouces to poor areas in western China.

To address the increasingly fierce international competition in the field of quantum information science, China should initiate the building of a national laboratory as soon as possible to maintain its competitiveness, according to a top scientist.

China plans to develop a medium-high-earth-orbit quantum communication satellite able to provide services around the clock in the next few years, Pan Jianwei, member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), told CGTN at the press conference for the second session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee on Sunday.

The Paleontological Society of China published ten major achievements made in the field in 2018. They are: The 1st turtle with a beak from China, New mammal ancestor, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau first occupied by humans at least 30,000 years ago, Paleobiology Course Book, Understanding evolution of modern birds through fossilized tissues...

For most of his career, Yao Tandong has led researchers to drill into the heart of glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to collect ice cores, a key to understanding climate change. In the process the plateau has also grabbed his heart, even when the eminent glaciologist steps into the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for the annual "two sessions."

Chinese researchers have developed a new model that combines crop data and climate models, which help increase its simulation capabilities. The process of sowing, growing, and harvesting crops is affected by both human activity and climate, and the dynamic changes in crop growth also provide feedback about the local climate.

How tall can a plant grow? A latest Chinese research has shown that hydraulic traits can serve as important predictors of maximum plant height and species distribution patterns. Based on 11 dataset of 1,281 plant species from 369 sites worldwide, researchers from South China Botanical Garden built multiple models linking plant height, hydraulic traits and water.

The discovery of fossilized palm leaves on the cold and high-altitude Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has led scientists to make new conclusions on when the plateau reached its current height. SU Tao, a leading scientist of the study from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, said the central part of the plateau did not reach its current altitude of about 4,500 meters until 23 million years ago.