A man spends almost one-third of his lifetime sleeping. To improve sleep quality, one needs to know the exact condition of his sleep. Chinese researchers said people's manner of walking, or gait, can help monitor their sleep quality with the aid of machine learning models, according to a study recently published in the journal PLOS ONE.

The world's first captive-bred Yangtze finless porpoise to have a parent that was also born in captivity reached four months old this week, marking a breakthrough in the research on artificial breeding technologies of the endangered species.

China will build a national museum of plants in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The CAS has signed a contract to work together with local governments and offer technological support for the museum.

Scientists have discovered well-preserved fossils of Cambrian arthropod Sidneyia in east China's Shandong Province, which is believed to be the first time that the genus has been found outside of Laurentia. As a typical species of the Burgess Shale-type biota, Sidneyia fossils have been identified only in Canada since it was reported in 1911. The new discovery suggested a much greater distribution of the genus.

Based in Shenyang, SIASUN's products have been utilized in nursing institutions, medical institutions and hospitals for the elderly. So far, the company has created more than 20 kinds of robotic products, including intelligent robots for daily care, intelligent beds, semi-automatic bed chairs and walking aids.

Chinese scientists have discovered the mechanism regulating the coexistence of species in subtropical forests, providing a reference for ecosystem restoration in these areas. The research was led by the Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Chinese scientists are paying close attention to a repeating fast radio burst by making follow-up observations during the country's National Day holiday. Scientists are not sure yet what kind of celestial body it comes from, nor do they know its distance from us, said Qian Lei, associate researcher at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China has developed a new variety of high-yield soybean and has tested it in a trial planting area, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The new variety of soybean named Henong 71 was planted in the test fields in Shihezi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

A Chinese satellite, nicknamed Monkey King, is not only searching for the invisible dark matter, but also exploring the origin of the cosmic rays, high energy particles that travel through space at nearly the speed of light.

China has launched a project to construct a high-quality fish genome database and foster fish gene research, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The project aims to conduct the genome mapping of 10,000 species of fish living around the world and establish a large-scale, high-quality fish genome database.

Using high-resolution topographic data obtained by the Chang'e-2 lunar probe and images taken by Chang'e-4 during its descent and exploration, Chinese researchers reconstructed the landing process including how it avoided obstacles autonomously.

China's research and application of big Earth data will help addressing challenges in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new report released online by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The report was created by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), located in Dongguan City, south China's Guangdong Province, began a new round of user operation Thursday, with 57 experiments on new materials to be conducted in the next four months. These experiment proposals, including one applied by a foreign user and five from Hong Kong and Macao users, mainly involve magnetic materials, quantum materials, lithium battery materials, shale, catalytic materials, high-strength steel and high-performance alloys.

Chinese researchers have found that a type of bacteria can produce large amounts of alcohol in the gut, high enough to cause liver disease in non-drinkers. According to researchers from the Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Wuhan Institute of Virology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and other Chinese research institutions, they came across the bacteria when they were treating a NAFLD patient with severe liver damage and auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), a rare condition where people become intoxicated after eating sugary and starchy foods.

An international team led by Chinese scientists used a quantum satellite called Micius to test why quantum mechanics and the general theory of relativity, two bedrocks in modern physics, don't work together. The study partially ruled out a hypothesis that the entangled particles would decorrelate from one another as they passed through separate gravitational regions of Earth.

For the first time, Chinese PhD Candidate PAN An from the Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was selected as the recipient of the 2019 Boris P. Stoicheff Memorial Scholarship.

Chinese scientists have developed an integrated system to conduct comprehensive monitoring of air pollution in offshore areas, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.The system is comprised of more than 30 monitoring devices including detection laser radar, in-situ detection sensor for carbon dioxide and aerosol particle spectrometer.

Chinese scientists have revealed the evolutionary history of ginkgo trees, facilitating conservation and cultivation of the plant. Ginkgo originated more than 240 million years ago. Despite global climate changes and human activities, ginkgo has survived to this day and is widely cultivated around the world.