Best of Science 20 years
Revisited
No.129 Issue 1/2018
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Science of the Times
Science is moving fast in China and Japan as researchers progress on discoveries ranging from new drone technologies to knowledge of ancient life. We round up six highlights from the past year
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Lim Jun Xi Sonali Roy
Paleontologists say China is now the world’s leading source of pterosaur research, after hundreds of fossilised eggs, some with the embryos’ bones intact, were discovered in the far northwest of the country. The eggs of the Hamipterus tianshanensis species are well known for their fragile shells, making the discovery an absolute windfall. To date, only 10 other eggs
