Chinese
-
Earth
Climatic patterns of cave mineral deposits associated with the collapse of Chinese dynasties
Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns associated with the Asian monsoon and estimates of grain harvest and economic prosperity in different Chinese dynasties over the past 2,000 years. Credit: Fan et al., 2024. The history of Chinese dynasties spans 13 reigns from 2070 BC to the abdication of the last emperor in 1912. While the factors leading to inter-dynastic transitions…
Read More » -
Space & Cosmos
Chinese space station crew returns after 6 months in orbit
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Three Chinese crew members returned to Earth early Monday after staying at the Tiangong space station for more than six months, state news agency Xinhua said. Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangshou were all in “good health” after landing in the return capsule of the spacecraft Shenzhou at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia,…
Read More »