The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...
Terrestrial 'life oasis' from end-Permian mass extinction period discovered in China
A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants ...
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Xinjiang plays a vital role in country's opening-up
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Electric bus deals under review by NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner
NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner James Cockayne says he is monitoring the risk of slave labour being used in NSW government ...
Pakistan train hijack: China extends help to strengthen security - What’s at stake for Beijing?
China has made significant investments in the 3,000-kilometer long CPEC; it is estimated at $65 billion, offering Beijing ...
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Tetrapod skeletal fossils preserved in the South Taodonggou Section in Xinjiang, China (IMAGE)
Tetrapod skeletal fossils preserved in the South Taodonggou Section in Xinjiang, China date to approximately 150,000 years before the end-Permian mass extinction ...
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Chinese fossil site suggests land plants survived Earth’s worst mass extinction
A recently uncovered fossil location in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin suggests that some terrestrial ecosystems were only marginally affected by the most cataclysmic extinction event in Earth’s history, ...
Vehicles behind the truck could not overtake for half an hour
A truck was seen loaded with two cargo containers side by side, blocking traffic as it took up two lanes on a highway in ...