By tracking thousands of large pulsating stars throughout the Milky Way, astronomers have created the most accurate map of the Milky Way to date, proving that the disks of its myriad stars are not flat, but warped and distorted. Researchers released a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way on Thursday - home to more than 100 billion stars, including the Sun - and provided a comprehensive structural chart: a stellar disk consisting of four main spiral arms and a strip core. Andrzej Udalski, an astronomer at the University of Warsaw, is the co-author of a research report published in the journal Science. He said that this is the first time in our entire galaxy - from the edge of the disk to the edge - using real, precise distance mapping.

China has unveiled a plan to protect and restore the country's forests, with the aim of reaching a total area of 200 million hectares by 2035. According to the plan, released by the State Council recently, a mechanism for forest protection and restoration will be built for all of the country's natural forests by 2020. By 2050, a fully functioning ecosystem will be complete, which will play a fundamental role in the country's sustainable development goals. "The plan shows our principle of making environmental protection the priority and realizing a harmonious coexistence between nature and humans," a top official from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said in a recent interview. "It also shows China's significant contribution to tackling world climate change and our confidence to build a beau

If a dog's eyes seem to tell you something or ask for your attention, it may be an evolutionary way of manipulating your feelings. The researchers found that muscle evolution around the dog's eyes allowed them to create expressions that were particularly appealing to humans. A small facial muscle allows the dog's eye to mimic a "baby-like" expression, which promotes a "culture response." The study called the "puppy eye" to help domesticated dogs to combine with humans.

Since the first national animated film "Iron Fan" in 1941, Chinese animators have been drawing inspiration from Chinese mythology. In recent years, the animated film industry has released several popular movies based on Chinese classical stories, such as "Sun Wukong: Heroes ". Back in 2015, 2016 Big Fish & Begonia and 2019 White Snake. Nezha is the theme of the latest topic and was officially opened on Friday in China. Nezha received rave reviews and scored higher than Monkey King: Hero returned. It is also China's first 3D animated feature film released in IMAX format. Since July 13, the film's box office revenue has exceeded 140 million yuan, the film scored 8.8 points (out of 10 points) on Douban, China's largest shooting rating website. The film's director and screenwriter Jokalate Yang Yu spent two years to perfect the script of Nezha, which has been in production for three years. This is the most complicated animation produced in China.

GENEVA - The hot air that smashed European weather records this week looks set to move towards Greenland and could cause record melting of the world's second largest ice sheet, the United Nations said on Friday. Clare Nullis, spokeswoman for the UN World Meteorological Organization, said the hot air moving up from North Africa had not merely broken European temperature records on Thursday but surpassed them by 2, 3 or 4 degrees Celsius, which she described as "absolutely incredible". "According to forecasts, and this is of concern, the atmospheric flow is now going to transport that heat towards Greenland," she told a regular UN briefing in Geneva. "This will result in high t

7. `Alice in Wonderland` (2010) Young Alice (Mia Wasikowska) runs away from stifling English society to an insane place, with playing-card soldiers and Cheshire Cat. Johnny Depp`s Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter`s big-headed Red Queen are splendidly strange. 6. `Aladdin` (2019) Robin Williams` genius Genie is still the best. That said, Will Smith channels his charismatic Big Willie Style days for a blue-skinned magic man who pops onscreen, but the true highlights are the youngsters: Mena Massoud is s

The winners' medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were revealed Wednesday, exactly one year before the event's opening ceremony. And they feature an unlikely design quirk: The medals will be made using old cellphones and other electronics. Selected following a nationwide competition, the newly unveiled designs have a pebble-like appearance and will measure 8.5 centimeters in diameter. As in recent Olympics, the front face will feature an image of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. But unlike in previous years, all the medals will be produced from gold, silver and bronze (in this case, copper and zinc) that has been stripped from donated cellphones and other electronics. In 2017, the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee launched its "Everyone's Medal" campaign,

The epic intergenerational conflict that has taken place on Chinese social media is over, and most of the old fans of 40-year-old singer Jay Chou have announced that they have beaten most of the Z-generation fans of young singer Cai Xukun. On Sunday morning, a screenshot posted on Zhou`s official Weibo fan account shows that the musician is among the top of the platform`s [super theme" list. Mr. Cai is the 21-year-old Chinese artist who once ranked first and is now in second place. The website is used to determine the [impact" of rankings is low. "Beijing time on July 21, 00:30, set a record!" In the post on Sunday, I saw the text in the screenshot, referring to the exact time Jay Chou got the highest position in the history. [How powerful is this number one?! We have implemented it."

Melors team scheduled to be outing on the 10th July, but when we wake up in the morning, the rainstorm was accompanied by lightning. For everyone's safety, we had to cancel the day's activities and postpone the day. Fortunately, the weather on the 11th July is very well.Taking advantage of this good time, our team go to the Dapeng City in Shenzhen. If a city can best reflect the civilization of this city and the history of its development and the inheritance of culture, I think only the ancient city. Blue

Heavy metals and other materials found in spent fuel cells can pose a risk to humans, animals and the planet. Hou Liqiang reports. With more than 2 million electric vehicles on the country's roads last year, China is spearheading the global development of new energy transportation. While the development has been praised in many quarters, the country's ambitious plans to promote e-vehicles, which will be implemented in a number of regions, will present environmental challenges because of the need to neutralize and dispose of large numbers of spent batteries. Government-backed pilots t

Disney dropped the first trailer for its action-packed live remake of 1998 animated classic Mulan on Sunday. It premiered during the Women's World Cup final, which the US team won 2-0 against the Netherlands. And the new film looks every bit as exciting - and beautiful - as the original cartoon. Set in ancient China, it follows a young woman, Mulan, played by Crystal Liu, who disguises herself as a warrior to spare her aged father from going into the military.

The number of students from China applying to British universities has outstripped those from Northern Ireland for the first time. A record number of applicants from outside the EU – 81,340 – have applied for UK higher education courses starting this autumn, figures reveal. This is an increase of 8 percent compared with the 75,380 students who had applied by this point last year. The total number of applicants from the rest of the EU has also risen by 1 percent to 50,650. The Ucas university admissions agency revealed on Thursday it had received almost 20,000 undergraduate applications from students in China this year (19,760, up from 15,240 in 2018), compared with 18,520 from Northern Ireland. Th

The Chinese and German armed forces are holding a joint exercise on medical support that began on July 3 and will last until July 17 in Germany, in an effort to improve coordination in conducting international humanitarian medical missions. The drill, dubbed "Combined Aid 2019", is the first-time a full unit of paramedical forces of the People's Liberation Army has visited Europe with real combat gear for a joint exercise, according to the health bureau under the logistic support department of China's Central Military Commission. Most of the 91-strong Chinese delegation have had experience in major medical missions such as international peacekeeping, flood emergency rescue and earthquake relief, according to Xinhua News Agency. The ongoing exercise is the secon

China`s war on garbage is as digitally savvy as the country itself. Think QR codes attached to trash bags that allow a municipal government to trace exactly where its trash comes from. On July 1, Shanghai began a compulsory garbage-sorting program. Under the new regulations, households and companies must classify their wastes into four categories and dump them in designated places at certain times. Noncompliance can lead to fines. Companies and properties that don`t comply risk having their credit rating lowered. The strict regime became the talk of the city`s more than 24 million residents, who criticized the program`s inflexibility and confusing waste categorization. Gratefully, China`s tech startups are here to help.

For the first time in four years, Singapore is not the best destination for expatriate workers, according to HSBC`s Expat 2019 Global Report released Thursday. Switzerland is now the top nation for those fortunate enough to be relocated abroad by their employers-thanks to fast career progression, good pay, and [stunning scenery." The annual survey gathered data from 18,059 overseas workers in 163 locations. Switzerland ranked high in quality of life, with 70% of expats based there saying it had a better natural environment than their home nations, compared to a global average of 40% for all expats. Respondents also highlighted the country`s low crime rate and its economic and political stability, factors which helped push the country`s ranking from the number eight to number one spot this year. Though employees relocating to Switzerland can enjoy on average a healthy paycheck of $111,587 a year, far above the $75,966 global average for expats, it trails places like Shanghai and Dubai, where expats can earn between $140,000 and $150,000 on average.

The Jiefang Bridge, literally translated as Liberation Bridge, is a steel-structured movable bridge unveiled on July 1 to celebrate the 98-year-anniversary of the Communist Party of China. The bridge, a historical icon in Tianjin, was built in 1927 and recently renovated. It only unfolds its steel structure during important festivals and folds in to facilitate traffic in the daytime. The unfolding movement of the bridge with lit decorations highlighted the evening view of the Haihe River, the mother river of the city. Thousands of local citizens and travelers in Tianjin witnessed the momentous occasion on the evening of July 1.

A tour of one of the world`s biggest slums has been voted tourists` most popular attraction in India, according to a travel site. The sprawling Dharavi slum in Mumbai just became the favorite tourist experience of 2019 in India and even beat the Taj Mahal, said travel site TripAdvisor`s Travelers` Choice Awards. A small group tour of the Dharavi slums - usually by someone who grew up in them - is the top most preference of tourists who visit the country. Dharavi, which is the largest slum of Asia, won the top position on the Top 10 Experiences list in India and also made it to the '10 Travelers` Choice Experiences 2019 in Asia' list.

South Korea e-commerce platform "Wemakeprice" suggested that sales volume of the spicy powder and other ingredients needed to make malatang is 96 times greater than it was last year. A market analysis by a retail chain in South Korea said that over the past five years, Japanese beer, which has been a top seller for years, is losing customers, while market share of Chinese beer has jumped from 4.9 to 10.2 percent, local newspaper The Central Times reported on Friday. The newspaper attributes the sales increase to the growing popularity of spicy hot pot. Tsingtao beer, a famous Chinese brand, is a perfect match for the spicy Chinese cuisine, according to the report. Just like popular street foods yupki-tteokboki or extra hot stir-fried rice cake and fiery chicken, malatang, which originated in the Southwest Chinese province of Sichuan, is especially hot because of the main ingredient, mala. The dish is well-known for its unique spiciness that makes the tongue numb just as its Chinese characters indicate-"ma" means numb and "la" means spicy. The mala sauce, which contains Sichuan pepper, gives the attractively spicy flavor that keeps people coming back for more.

The west air traffic control tower of Beijing Daxing International Airport has passed acceptance checks. The control tower, an iconic building at the airport, will handle 70 percent of the airport's take-offs and landings. Covering an area of 2,000 square meters, the west air traffic control tower stands at a height of 70.3 meters, with 20 floors above ground and one underground. It comprises commander center, control room, equipment room as well as several other unique designs. According to Zhou Peng, project manager, the window of the control room, designed with 360-degree view, was pieced together with 12 modular glass units, with each glass unit weighing 1.24 ton. The glass being used was semi-tempered laminated glass combined with three layer which features strong rigidity, good flatness and resistant to spontaneous breakage. The three-dimensional building information modeling - a model-based technology was also used in the design and construction process

Does the amount of cash in a lost wallet impact how likely a person is to return it? Classical economic theories suggest that the greater the temptation, the less likely we are to be honest -- but a new study turns the idea on its head, finding that altruism, and a powerful aversion to viewing oneself as a "thief," outweigh the financial incentives. A team of researchers studied these questions in a huge experiment spanning 355 cities in 40 countries -- one of the most rigorous investigations so far into the intersection of economics and psychology.

If you don't quite fit in among the morning people or night owls, well, you might soon have your own, more relatable, sleep category. Now, researchers propose two more so-called chronotypes: the "afternoon" person and the "napper." A chronotype is defined by the time of day a person is most alert and sleepiest. A group of researchers in Belgium created and distributed a short online survey to over 1,300 people, ages 12 to 90, asking them questions about their sleep habits and tiredness levels throughout the day. They then analyzed the results in collaboration with a group in Russia. They found that indeed there were 631 people who fit into one of the two well-known night and morning categories. While larks are wide awake in the morning and sleepier as the day progresses, owls are just the opposite.