World's oceans continue to warm, despite reduced carbon emissions

BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Despite reductions in global carbon emissions due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the world's oceans in 2020 were the warmest in recorded history, according to a new study.

World's oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia

WASHINGTON (AFP): Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave painting: a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia.

Dire wolves featured in Game of Thrones distant relative of modern wolves: study

CANBERRA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Ancient DNA has revealed that dire wolves which became known after TV series Game of Thrones were only distant relatives of modern wolves.

After years in a drawer, Tintin painting tipped to fetch over 2 million euros

PARIS (Reuters) - A painting of comic book hero Tintin that for years was kept folded in a drawer is to go on sale at a Paris auction house on Thursday with an estimated sale price of more than 2 million euros.

COVID-19 pneumonia lasts longer, causes more damage than typical pneumonia

CHICAGO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- A study of Northwestern Medicine shows that the severe complications of COVID-19 compared with other pneumonias might be related to the long course of disease rather than more severe disease.

More river runoff from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau may not quench thirst of millions downstream: study

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- As Earth's climate continues to grow warmer, increased river runoff in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the roof of the world, has provided more fresh water, but may not quench the growing thirst of millions downstream.

Need for wider range of discourse on religious matters, say activists

When gender matters not

THE Asian culture is often equated with being an exam-oriented one that places pressure on achieving good grades.

Students on STEM

I fell in love with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) when I entered secondary school. My interest developed further when I took pure science in Form Four.

Study reveals how one antibody blocks dangerous effects of dengue virus infection

CHICAGO, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Michigan (UM) revealed how an antibody called 2B7 neutralizes one specific protein made by dengue virus called NS1, which is short for "non-structural protein 1" and is key to the dengue virus's ability to both replicate and cause disease.