Chinese scientists from the country's 26th Antarctic expedition are expected to complete the world's first land cover map of the Antarctica at the end of this year. It will be the most accurate map of the continent, presenting various land features, they told Xinhua correspondent aboard Xuelong (Snow Dragon) icebreaker in a recent interview.
Researchers in Britain and China say they have discovered the fossils of a new type of flying reptile that lived over 160 million years ago. Named Darwinopterus, after the famous naturalist Charles Darwin, it is a hawk-like reptile with a head and neck like advanced pterosaurs. Pterosaurs, sometimes called pterodactyls, were flying reptiles that flourished between 65 and 220 million years ago.
Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong on Monday said China and Cuba should continue to strengthen win-win cooperation in science and technology so as to achieve common development.
China's first Mars probe mission will be delayed because of Russia's decision to postpone the launch of its mission to the Martian moon Phobos from next month to the year 2011.
Nantong Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) completed the construction of a world class drilling unit called Sevan Driller on June 28, 2009.
The European Commission set out a plan on Thursday to help finance the design and construction of a power plant to demonstrate carbon capture and geological storage (CCS) technology in China.
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