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| Chinese Agricultural Modernization Lagging |
| [2012-05-15] |
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The agricultural sector is a drag on the development of China's modernization, with its technological level by the end of 2008 more than a century behind that of the United States, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences on Sunday. According to the report, China's current agricultural production rate was around one percent of that in the US, Japan and France.
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| Chinese Innovator Wins Inaugural Botanic Medal in Sydney |
| [2012-05-11] |
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Australia's inaugural Lachlan Macquarie Medal has been awarded to Professor Hong De Yuan from China in recognition of his outstanding achievement in helping protect plant biodiversity. The Medal is a newly created prestigious award for individuals who have demonstrated excellence, recognized internationally, in any aspect of modern botany.
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| Re-evaluation of Wulagasaurus Indicates Basal Hadrosaurine Dinosaurs Originated in Asia |
| [2012-05-05] |
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Wulagasaurus displays typical features of hadrosaurine dinosaurs, such as a hatchet-shaped sternal with a distal handle-like process that is longer than the proximal plate, a long and caudoventrally tapering ventral process of the coracoid, a prominent deltoid ridge on the scapula, a moderately craniolaterally expanded deltopectoral crest on the humerus, and a slightly elevated pubic peduncle of the ischium. |
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| Forest of Fossils Faces Threats from Coal Mines |
| [2012-05-16] |
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Had it not been for coal mining, Wang Jun may never have made his most important discovery: a forest buried by a volcanic eruption almost 300 million years ago.Yet, today, in order for his precious find to survive, Wang says the diggers must fall silent in parts of Wuda coal mine. |
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| A Chinese traditional medicine has been authorized for sale in a European market for the first time, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday. Industry experts said the approval would lead the way for Chinese traditional medicine to enter the mainstream European market.
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