Space Tracking Ship Yuanwang-7 begins space monitoring mission

Yuanwang-7 is 220 meters long, 40 meters high and has a displacement of nearly 30,000 tons. It entered service on July 12, 2016, and has performed scientific research and experiment-related tasks, including tracking missions for the maiden flight of the Long March-5,...

Ocean University of China scientists complete scallop genome

The sequencing effort towards a high-quality, chromosome-anchored reference genome (988 Mb) for the scallop Patinopecten yessoensiswas done jointly with a team of Rutgers University, USA, and the Sars International Center for Marine Molecular Biology, Norway. CAS news...

China looks for greater role in Arctia

Since 1999, the China National Arctic Research Expedition has carried out seven cruise missions in the Arctic Ocean using the icebreaker Xuelong, and has established two research stations, the Yellow River Station at Ny Alysund in Norway and the Joint China-Iceland...