Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process. It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more
More than 100BILLION WhatsApp messages were sent on New Year’s Eve – the most ever in a single day More than 20 billion of these messages came from users in India WhatsApp says it is ‘fair to assume’ most messages were ‘Happy New year’ More than 12 billion of the messages were images, WhatsApp revealed By … Read more
Giant Chinese paddlefish dubbed the ‘Panda of the Yangtze River’ is declared extinct due to overfishing and habitat loss The giant Chinese paddlefish up to 10 feet in length has been found to be extinct Researchers say its native Yangtze River has been affected by human activity Conservation efforts on endangered Yangtze fishes are now … Read more
An ex-top Google exec says he witnessed a bullying culture where bosses screamed at employees, people were referred to as their race and their ‘Don’t Be Evil’ mantra became a joke as the company pushed to work with China. Ross LaJeunesse, who worked at Google for a decade and was their head of international relations when … Read more
Shanghai replaces fireworks on New Year’s Eve with thousands of drones which assemble midair to create a spinning globe, a running man and a countdown in incredible light display Shanghai used nearly 2,000 drones instead of fireworks to create a display over the city on New Year’s Eve The drones were piloted from a single … Read more
The ranks of the ‘Terracotta Army’ that guards the mausoleum of the First Emperor of China has grown as archaeologists reported on Monday finding 220 new warriors. Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s tomb lies buried at the heart of a 249 feet (76 meter) -tall mound in what is today Xi’an’s Lintong District, in the northwest of China. The … Read more
There are four major missions bound for Mars this year, with the USA, Europe, China and the United Arab Emirates all preparing to depart in the summer. The flurry of Martian launches are due to the fact that, in July 2020, Earth and Mars are ideally positioned relative to each other for spaceships to land. … Read more
TikTok has revealed that India and American governments made the most requests for access to user data and content removal in the first six months of 2019. But, despite serious allegations of spying and privacy fears, TikTok claims the Communist Party of China did not make a single request of this nature. TikTok is blocked in … Read more
China has introduced its first ‘smart’ high-speed trains to connect Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the two host cities of the 2022 Winter Olympics. The carriages are equipped with an automated driving system, 5G signals, intelligent lighting as well as wireless charging docks, and can travel at a top speed of 350 kilometres (217 miles) per hour. … Read more
People who show concern for others and their wellbeing ‘experience less pain’ than those who aren’t as selfless, a new study finds Researchers studied over 280 brains and found a link between altruism and pain They found that even cancer patients engaging in altruism felt reduced pain The Chinese team say altruism has been valued … Read more
Mesmerising pictures show Mongolian herdsmen riding rare red camels in snow-covered Gobi Desert at a folk festival to welcome the New Year Ethnic herders performed the traditional ritual at the weekend during a folk festival in northern China They were accompanied by their beloved red camels, a protected species unique to the far-flung area Herdsmen also … Read more
A fossil that was purchased by scientists and described as a new species of giant spider in a research paper is no more than a giant crayfish fossil with painted-on legs. Palaeontologists at the Dalian Natural History Museum in China bought the fossil from a cheeky farmer and described it as a new species in … Read more
Ozone is a molecule comprised of three oxygen atoms that occurs naturally in small amounts. In the stratosphere, roughly seven to 25 miles above Earth’s surface, the ozone layer acts like sunscreen, shielding the planet from potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation that can cause skin cancer and cataracts, suppress immune systems and also damage plants. It … Read more