News file for: Chinese Academy of Sciences
China’s Coral Crisis
Coral abundance around mainland China and Hainan Island has declined by at least 80 percent over the past 30 years. Can anything be done to stop this trend?
Chinese Electronic Waste Sites May Be Linked To Lung Cancer Risk
A new study says residents in an rural Chinese village near an electronic waste dump are more likely to develop lung cancer than their peers in the heavily polluted Guangzhou city.
Chinese Academy Honors Three Scientists For Int’l Science Cooperation
Three scientists from India, Germany, and Russia have been honored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences for boosting science cooperation between the Academy and the world.
Chinese Academics Unveil Their Top 10 Innovations Of 2012
Academics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering have voted in their top 10 scientific innovations of 2012.
Chia-Chiao Lin, MIT Institute Professor Emeritus, Has Died At 96
Chia-Chiao Lin, an Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT who played a pivotal role in the development of applied mathematics both in the United States and in China, died Sunday in Beijing.
China’s Corals Have Declined By 80 Percent, Study
China’s coral reefs have suffered a devastating 80 percent decline in recent decades, according to a new study.
Bai Chunli Takes Office As TWAS President
Bai Chunli took office on Tuesday as the president for the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.
China’s Yangtze Finless Porpoise Population Slides
Only 380 Yangtze finless porpoise were identified during a survey of the Yangtze River, marking a significant decline from 2006.
WWF: China Is Depleting Ecological Resources Too Quickly
China is using the world’s resources at 2.5 times of what its ecosystems can sustainably supply, says a new WWF study.
MRC Technology, Chinese Acad of Sciences To Find New Drug Targets
MRC Technology and the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology have agreed to collaborate on drug discovery.
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