Obesity Rates in China Have Tripled Over the Past 10 Years
A cluster of high obesity prevalence was identified in the metro area of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei. Since 2004, the prevalence of general obesity has…
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Environmental Pollution in China Finally Begins Decreasing
For decades pollution in China has paralleled economic growth. But this connection has been weakened in recent years, according to a new international research study…
MIT Study Shows Health Benefits Will Offset Cost of China’s Climate Policy
A new MIT study reports that, if China follows through with its international pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, every one of its provinces will…
Naturally Occurring Atmospheric Processes and Chinese Pollution Offset Ozone Gains
A newly published study reveals that a combination of naturally occurring atmospheric processes and pollutants crossing the Pacific Ocean from China have offset the reduction…
NASA Study Shows Beijing’s Physical Area Quadrupled between 2000 and 2009
Using data from NASA’s QuikScat satellite, a newly published study demonstrates how to quantify urban growth based on observed changes in physical infrastructure. Scientists used…
Nitrogen Deposits Increased 60% from the 1980s – 2000s in China
A group of international researchers reveal in a new study that the amount of nitrogen deposited on land and water in China has increased 60…
New Chinese Survey Reveals Extensive Coastal Pollution
A national marine survey of China’s marine resources paints a disturbing portrait of its current coastal environment. The survey was launched in 2004 by the…
Feathered Yutyrannus Huali Specimen Found in China, Closely Related to Tyrannosaurus Rex
A newly discovered ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex was discovered recently in China. Yutyrannus huali was covered in feathers, was 30 feet long, and weighed 3,000…
Birth Ratios Skew Towards More Females During Famine
In China, during the Chinese Great Leap Forward famine, the male to female birth ratios fell significantly. This implies that whenever food is in short…
Cretaceous Period Pterosaur Discovered in Northeast China
Paleontologists have discovered a new wildly snaggle-toothed skull in northeast China that belonged to previously unknown flying reptile. It was named Guidraco venator, which is…
Jurassic Period Super-Sized Fleas Had Armored Mouthparts to Attack the Thick Hide of Dinosaurs
The primitive ancestors of modern day fleas were built to drain the blood of dinosaurs, more than 150 million years ago, during the Jurassic period….
Fungus Transforms North American Red Turpentine Beetle into Tree Killer in Asia
Microbial evolution has turned a mild-mannered North American beetle into a tree killer in Asia. The red turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus valens, is a wood-boring species…
Asia’s Coal Use Up 500% Since 1980
Whether global warming is really occurring or these temperatures are cyclical, it’s best to keep coal use down as it is terrible for the environment….
Breeding Area for the Blackthroat Luscinia Obscura Discovered
In June of 2011, a team of Chinese and Swedish researchers rediscovered the breeding area for the Blackthroat Luscinia obscura, in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi…
China to Create 10% More Rain by 2015
The rest of the world can deal with droughts and bad crops but China has plans to step up their rain-making endeavors and increase precipitation…
Skull From China May Be The Oldest Evidence Of Human Violence
There’s no question that we humans have been a violent species. All you need to do is watch the nightly news or any given blockbuster…