Health authorities in Yunnan Province, southwest China, have confirmed the death of a woman after contracting the H5N6 avian flu. She passed on Friday, July 10. The 37-year-old woman was a resident of Shangri-La City, Deqen Prefecture. She first started to develop telltale symptoms of the avian flu on Monday. The Yunnan Health and Family Planning Commission later confirmed that she was indeed infected with the bird flu.
A new study further examines the atmospheric composition of Venus during transit between the sun and our planet.
China will soon start using its homegrown Beidou navigation system (BDS) to track flights of civilian aircraft in a bid to avert air disasters such as that of Malaysian MH 370, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
Local federal officials have issued a boat warning due to dozens of whales in a feeding frenzy that are spotted near Marin coast in California.
Scientists set free a badly entangled humpback whale in Provincetown where the whale was stalked by a great white shark, sustaining a bloody dorsal fin wound.
Beijing is teaming up with Zhangjiakou to use wind power for heating. This is part of the Chinese capital's efforts to fight air pollution.
A new study reveals a new source of geothermal heating under one region of the West Antarctic ice sheet that could explain its rapid melting.
By acquiring 56,000 units, which comprises 24.9 percent of total global sales, China has retained its title as the world’s largest market for robotics last year.
NASA's New Horizons probe will finally approach Pluto for the first time tomorrow as it captured images of the planet's mysterious spots.
July 14, Tuesday will mark the earthlings another greatest new discovery in the universe. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft travelled three billion miles or nine years and a half just to get to Pluto. A planet also known as the second-most massive dwarf planet.
To prolong the life of important devices such as computers and smartphones, Chalmers University of Technology researchers developed graphene-based film that efficiently cools electronics.
Local Hawaii officials have voted to impose an emergency ruling to restrict protesters on Mauna Kea to continue construction on the Thirty Meter Telescope.
Scientists have detected a supermassive black hole that apparently grew out of its host galaxy, debunking previous theories of how black holes grow in relation to the size of their galaxies.
NASA's NuStar telescope reveals the sun in a psychedelic trip, revealing high energy X-ray emissions from solar flares.
As NASA's New Horizons spacecraft zooms in closer to Pluto, it captured latest images that reveal a "whale" shaped feature on the planet and its remarkable geological features.
