For the first time, China has slightly edged out the United States in the number of most cited papers, a key measure of research impact.

Between 2018 and 2020 China published 23.4% of the world's scientific papers, eclipsing the US.

Virus, which causes symptoms including fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite and muscle aches, is believed to have spread from animals to humans.

Experts say the country's strong scientific performance is likely to be sustained in the coming years.

In an interview with CSIS Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette and Brookings Senior Fellow Ryan Hass, Yangyang Cheng discusses the role of science in U.S.-China relations and the need to examine who benefits and who experiences harm from advances in scientific inquiry.  

But some question whether a statement from the government will deter scientists from carrying out research that violates ethical norms.

Samples collected by Chang'e-5 are revealing exciting insights into the Moon's evolution.

The EU urgently needs better intelligence about China's science and technology system to avoid being taken advantage of, warns a new report.

Carbon-neutrality institutes, and other initiatives to support a pledge to achieve net zero by 2060, are popping up like mushrooms across China.

A professor at the University of Copenhagen conducted genetic research with the Chinese military without disclosing the connection. This ist the latest example of how China's pursuit of military-civilian technology is tapping into Western academia in the strategically sensitive area of biotechnology.

Collaborations between AI researchers and China's medical workers are helping to combat diseases such as diabetes and COVID-19.

As part of a misconduct crackdown, Chinese funders are penalizing researchers who commission sham journal articles from 'paper mills', but some say the measures still don't go far enough.

Whatever Biden review finds, the cause of the pandemic lies in the destruction of animal habitats.

A mint discovered in China was churning out 14-centimetre-long 'spade coins' more than 2,500 years ago.

In unprecedented comments ahead of federal elections in September, Anja Karliczek applauds university that shuttered its institute.

Provision in Endless Frontier Act would tighten U.S. oversight of foreign sources of funding.

It's impossible to predict when and where China's Long March 5 rocket, a CZ-5B, will crash down to Earth. But it will. The question is: What's the risk?

Some publishers say they are battling industrialized cheating. A Nature analysis examines the 'paper mill' problem - and how editors are trying to cope.

The European Commission says it can exclude Chinese participation in Horizon Europe and other sensitive research projects using new powers to exclude third countries that do not share ‘EU values’.

WHO plans to release a summary report of the mission’s finding as early as this week; a full report will come later.