Chinese scientists have discovered a remarkably well-preserved, 150-million-year-old bird fossil in Fujian province that challenges the long-held view that early birds evolved mainly to improve their ability to fly. The discovery suggests that early birds explored a wider range of lifestyles and

ADASpace, a Chengdu-based private company, deployed the second group of satellites in its space-based computing network on Wednesday, marking another step toward building a large-scale orbital computing constellation.

Two of the biggest names in AI say the systems they built are getting away from them – and that no company should be above the law.

AI skills are starting to count toward pay and promotion on Wall Street, with nearly a quarter of ‌financial firms tying raises, bonuses or promotions to employees' proficiency with the technology, a survey showed.Another 30% require employees to disclose their use of artificial intelligence (AI)

Small artificial intelligence (AI) models may be only months away from being able to behave like computer worms, copying themselves from one internet-connected device to another without human intervention, AI giant Anthropic said.

NASA and SpaceX launched a new commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, carrying scientific equipment and supplies to the orbiting laboratory.

China, which operates the world's largest high-speed rail network, has issued a railway science and technology innovation plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised its forecast for global economic growth in 2026 by 0.1 percentage point to 3.1% from its July projection.In its latest World Economic Outlook, titled "Resilience Under Strain, Urgent Choices," the IMF projected global growth to slow from 3.5%

A research team from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, working with researchers in China and abroad, has systematically assessed the potential impact of future sea-level rise on 34,120 species of terrestrial vertebrates worldwide and identified potential refugia with high conservation value.The

The 5-meter-diameter stainless steel propellant tank, a key component of China’s commercial reusable launch vehicle Nebula-2, has recently rolled off the production line, marking a major step forward in the rocket’s intensive engineering development phase, the Global Times learned from its

A group of Chinese scientists has uncovered the mystery behind how an ancient gene regulates the development of brain folds, shedding new light on the evolution of the human brain.

American AI developers can give the British government early access to AI models for safety testing without running afoul of US President Donald Trump's administration, the Telegraph newspaper said on Sunday.

Strengthening the role of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation is central to China's efforts to better integrate technological innovation with industrial innovation.

Chinese AI models have taken the top five spots in weekly token usage, according to the latest data from OpenRouter, a global large language model (LLM) aggregation platform.From October 5 to 11, AI models worldwide processed 172 trillion tokens, up 3.61 percent week over week.

An international research team led by Shenyang Normal University has discovered and named Megacauda sungei, the largest known Jurassic docodont mammaliaform.

Bill Gates on Sunday warned that unregulated artificial intelligence poses a growing threat and predicted an escalation in AI-powered cyberattacks in the coming year.