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Terns in China are being threatened by egg collection, human disturbance and the loss of coastal wetlands.
Seabirds Return to Southern China

Approximately 44 juvenile terns, all artificially incubated, have arrived in their new home in Sanya, a tropical resort city in southern China’s island province of Hainan, after a four-day journey from Qingdao, Shandong province.

An ex-FBI employee pleads guilty to acting as an
Ex-FBI Technician Faces 10-year Imprisonment After Pleading Guilty for Acting as Agent to China

An agent from the United Stats’ Federal Bureau of Investigation with high-ranking clearance is facing possible 10 years in jail for betraying public trust when he pleaded guilty of acting as an “agent to China.”

An outburst of Perseid meteors lights up the sky in August 2009 in this time-lapse image. Stargazers expect a similar outburst during next week’s Perseid meteor shower, which will be visible overnight on Aug. 11 and 12.
Powerful Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks with 150 Shooting Stars Per Hour Next Week

Next week, the Perseid meteor shower will appear brighter this year, with more than 150 shooting stars per hour, peaking on August 10 to 12.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the uniform of a Russian Navy officer.
Russia Claims Western Hackers Stole Government and Defense Data

Putin later became head of the FSB.

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Experts call for sex education in China's curriculum to lessen STDs and unwanted pregnancies.
Experts Recommend Sex Education for China's Students to Limit Unwanted Pregnancy, STDs

China should deliver sex education in the classroom says health experts in order to combat misconceptions and outdated ideas that could lead to unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

In this handout provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Earth as seen from a distance of one million miles by a NASA scientific camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft on July 6, 2015.
Scientists explain why we have not found alien life yet

Scientists suggest that we might not have found alien life forms because we may be alone in the universe right now, and it may be a matter of time, not distance.

Merger Meituan & Dazhongdianping eyes to foster China's Internet Plus Strategy by putting up an e-commerce training university.
Chinese O2O Giant Plans to Build E-commerce Training University

Meituan & Dazhongdianping is eyeing to build a university dedicated to e-commerce training. The institution will be called Internet Plus University.

The blue dots in this field of galaxies, known as the COSMOS field, show galaxies that contain supermassive black holes emitting high-energy X-rays. They were detected by NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Array, or NuSTAR, which spotted 32 such black holes in
Black Holes Can Sing? This is the Reason Why They Emit Powerful X-ray 'Songs'

New data from NASA's X-ray space telescope reveals how black holes release high energy X-rays that can be translated into high pitched "cosmic songs".

China will have more elderly people who will be unfit for work by 2020.
China’s Senior Citizenry Seen to Increase; Productivity Under Threat by 2020

The country’s baby boomer generation will be reaching retirement at the end of the decade and poses a threat to productivity.

Simulated sunlight powers a solar cell that converts atmospheric carbon dioxide directly into syngas.
Artificial Leaf Can Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel with Sunlight

In a new breakthrough study, scientists have found a way to convert carbon dioxide into fuel with a process similar to photosynthesis in plants.

The OSIRIS-REx Visible and Infrared Spectrometer, or OVIRS, will look at the asteroid's spectral signature to detect organics and other minerals.
NASA Space Probe Flies to Near Earth Asteroid to Bring Back Space Dust

Next month, NASA will launch a space probe to a nearby asteroid to collect space dust which will be back by 2023.

The last woolly mammoth populations existed some 5,600 years ago.
World's Last Woolly Mammoths Died Due to Lack of Drinking Water

New evidence reveals how the last woolly mammoth populations died out due to lack of freshwater resources some 5,600 years ago.

An artist's rendition of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft hovering over Bennu the asteroid.
NASA set to launch space probe to asteroid that could possibly destroy Earth

NASA is set to launch a space probe to gather and collect data and rock samples from Bennu, the asteroid that could possibly wipe out life on Earth in the future.

The CANDU Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario is the largest nuclear power plant in the world.
Ontario Launches Exchange Program for Young Scientists with China

Ontario has developed more than 70 Ontario-China partnerships and generated more than $200 million investments.

Four U.S. Air Force F-35 stealth fighters in formation.
The Pentagon’s Vision of the World in 2035 is one Wracked by Political Violence and Regional Wars

This scenario will likely be abetted by a breakdown of global norms and mass migrations.

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