China-Iceland Arctic Science Observatory inaugurated

The observatory is located at Karholl, some 66 km east of Akureyri in northern Iceland. It can accommodate 15 people in a work/live facility for research on aurora, atmosphere, glacier and remote sensing. In 2013, the Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) and the...

Amphibious aircraft AG600 completes first water take-off

The AG600, a large-scale special-purpose civil aircraft designed to assist with forest firefighting and water rescues, is the third member of China’s “large aircraft family” following the large freighter Y-20 and large passenger aircraft C919....

Pangoline genome may provide clues to human skin immunity

A team around Siew Woh Choo at Xi’an’s Jiaotong – Liverpool University http://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/ has sequenced the pangolin genome. Pangolins selective diet of ants and their poor immunity makes it difficult to keep them in captivity, they are an...