The Chinese Academy of Sciences is designing a new type of software that will help children learn Chinese characters through cell phone games. "We're now waiting for the software and mobile partners," Tian Feng, an associate professor with the Institute of Software at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing, told the Global Times Wednesday.
New evidence has emerged linking animal agriculture to antibiotic resistance, in a study conducted by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. For decades, health experts have been warning that widespread use of antibiotics in animal agriculture selects for the evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
In many regions, climate change has advanced the timing of spring events, such as flowering or the unfolding of leaves. But the meadows and steppes of the Tibetan Plateau are bucking that trend In many regions, climate change has advanced the timing of spring events, such as flowering or the unfolding of leaves. But the meadows and steppes of the Tibetan Plateau are bucking that trend — plants are starting to bloom later in spring, making the growing season shorter.
The third phase of the Chang'e Project, China's circumlunar exploration project, and the manned moon landing will be launched in Wenchang Launching Base, Southern China's Hainan Province, according to an expert from the Chinese Academy of Science. Ouyang Ziyuan, the chief scientist of the China's circumlunar exploration project, said recently that during the third phase of the Chang'e Project...
A world leading meteorologist said Wednesday that it's in China's long-term interests to develop its domestic carbon-trading market. "The domestic carbon trade is an irresistible trend, and we should start early, so as to gain a bigger international voice," said Professor Chen Deliang, executive director of the International Council for Science (ISCU), at an international forum on climate change held in Beijing.
Wonderful World of Friction, the first Chinese monograph dedicated to popularize tribology, was published by the Science Press recently. It is complied by CUI Haixia, CHEN Jianmin and ZHOU Huidi from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP) of the CAS. The monograph can serve as the extracurricular reading material for youngsters...
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