News articles tagged with 'China'
Researchers pinpoint date and rate of Earth's most extreme extinction
— 18 Nov 2011 17:09 | Geology and palaeontologyIt's well known that Earth's most severe mass extinction occurred about 250 million years ago. What's not well known is the specific time when the extinctions occurred. A team of researchers…
Long lost cousin of T. rex identified by scientists
— 1 Apr 2011 14:39 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists have identified a new species of gigantic theropod dinosaur, a close relative of T. rex, from fossil skull and jaw bones discovered in China…
Researchers reveal remarkable fossil
— 28 Mar 2011 14:52 | Geology and palaeontologyResearchers from China, Leicester and Oxford have discovered a remarkable fossil which sheds new light on an important group of primitive sea creatures…
Nursing home boom in China has little government involvement
— 15 Mar 2011 19:35 | HealthA nursing home industry is booming in China as a rapid increase in the proportion of its elderly population forces a nationwide shift from traditional family care to institutional care,…
The impact of sex selection and abortion in China, India and South Korea
— 14 Mar 2011 20:21 | HealthIn the next 20 years in large parts of China and India, there will be a 10% to 20% excess of young men because of sex selection and this imbalance will have societal repercussions,…
Body mass index and risk of death in Chinese population
— 8 Mar 2011 13:50 | HealthChinese people with a body mass index (BMI) of 24-25.9 had the lowest risk of death, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)…
Soot packs a punch on Tibetan Plateau's climate
— 4 Mar 2011 15:48 | EnvironmentIn some cases, soot - the fine, black carbon silt that is released from stoves, cars and manufacturing plants - can pack more of a climatic punch than greenhouse gases, according to…
Oldest fossils of large seaweeds, possible animals tell story about oxygen in an ancient ocean
— 17 Feb 2011 18:39 | Geology and palaeontologyAlmost 600 million years ago, before the rampant evolution of diverse life forms known as the Cambrian explosion, a community of seaweeds and worm-like animals lived in a quiet deep-water…
Pollution controls used during China Olympics could save lives if continued
— 8 Feb 2011 18:24 | EnvironmentThe air pollution control measures that were put in place in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games - if continued - would cut almost in half the lifetime risk of lung cancer for the…
Dino-era sex riddle solved by new fossil find
— 21 Jan 2011 18:50 | Geology and palaeontologyThe discovery of an ancient fossil, nicknamed 'Mrs T,' has allowed scientists for the first time to sex pterodactyls - flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs between 220-65…