Thousands of people across the country reported sightings of an unidentified trail of light in the sky.
China's burgeoning space program is set to attempt something that nobody has ever tried before.
A sparrow-sized flying dinosaur with wings resembling those of a bat has been unearthed by scientists.
Several dozen fossilized eggs were discovered by builders carrying out repairs at the side of a road.
Geologists have been investigating a glowing orange hole that opened up on a Chinese mountain.
Li Yanzhi succeeded in memorizing an entire English-Chinese dictionary containing 220,000 words.
A new census has revealed that the number of giant pandas living in the wild has risen by 17 percent.
Archaeologists have long pondered over the strange disappearance of the ancient Sanxingdu civilization.
Researchers found the arachnids within less than a single square mile of the Xishuangbanna rainforest.
Chinese security officials this week inspected 10,000 pigeons for signs of explosive devices.
Doctors have identified a 24-year-old who appears to have been born with part of her brain missing.
Archaeologists have uncovered more than 10,000 artefact's in the mausoleum of King Liu Fei.
Scientists have identified what is believed to be the largest aquatic insect found anywhere in the world.
A married man in China went to the doctor with stomach cramps and was told that he was actually a female.
The extremely well preserved fossil remains of an ancient shrimp-like predator have been discovered.
A strange Gollum-like creature photographed in China has been revealed to be an actor in a costume.
A new 3D imaging technique could finally determine whether the warriors were based on real soldiers.
Ancient remains found in a cave in China may belong to a species of human that lived 11,000 years ago.
Palaentologists have uncovered the best preserved cluster of three dimensionsal fossils ever discovered.
An incident involving three UFOs crashing in China could be due to a Russian rocket launch explosion.