The Chinese military has confirmed that several hundred tons of the highly toxic chemical sodium cyanide were stored at the site of the deadly explosions in the northeast port city of Tianjin that left at least 112 people dead and hundreds more injured.
China plans to start construction of a fast nuclear reactor at the country’s southeast by 2017 using next-generation nuclear power technologies designed for cleaner and more sustainable energy, according to one official privy to the project.
During a ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made remarks that attempted to apologize for Japan's wartime past. However, China, as well as other East Asian countries, has expressed dissatisfaction over his speech.
A recent report claims that climate change will make global food shortages three times more likely while another study revealed that humans, not climate change, are responsible for the death of the woolly mammoth.
The state of California has been scourged by wildfires brought about by the historic four-year drought, and direly needs all the help it can get. Unbeknownst to many, 4,000 of the firefighters risking their lives to put out the widespread conflagration were people serving jail time from the state penitentiaries.
Recently, the news of octopus discovered to be an alien made rounds on the web, freaking out netizens all over the world. A furious science writer stepped up to clarify misconceptions.
Tuolumne Meadows Campground, a favorite camping site within the Yosemite National Park in California, was temporarily shut down after reports of squirrels found dead and others infested of plague. One child visiting the park was also infected after setting up camp in another site within the area.
Global automakers, including Volkswagen and Toyota, are racing to assess damage to cars and facilities after two massive explosions rocked the port city of Tianjin, China’s largest auto import hub.
City officials find it challenging to prevent firms from putting up road sign-like advertisement. In Shanghai, around 2,500 signs have been removed so far this year.
China's economic development and industrial growth have taken a toll on its people with a new study revealing that air pollution in the country, which is home to more than 1.4 billion Chinese, accounts for 1.6 million deaths per year, that's around 4,400 per day or three lives lost every minute.
If you have updated your Windows machine with Windows 10, Microsoft can block pirated games installed from The Pirate Bay and other torrent websites. Moreover, it can also disable illegal hardware. The latest European Licence Agreement by Microsoft states that Windows can disable illegal hardware and software.
A new planet has been discovered by the astronomers that looks like Jupiter. This alien planet may provide answers about how our solar system came into existence. It is called 51 Eridani b and 20 million years old.
Five police officers from the Zhangshu City detention center were punished after they were found guilty of neglecting their duties by allowing a detained convict to sell drugs while serving his sentence in Jiangxi Province, the Global Times reported.
Historians and genetic researchers recently uncovered a possibility that the current human population stemmed from Homo Sapiens and another mysterious species which may have caused some people to have a Rhesus Negative or RH- blood type.
Octopus was the subject of a recent DNA research which found its genetic make-up exceptionally unusual. Since the animal shares extremely few similarities with other mollusk, theories pop up that Octopuses could be aliens.
