The government says it will fast-track immigration for U.S. H-1B visa holders and spend more than $1 billion to attract researchers from the United States and the rest of the world.

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Born into an aristocratic British family, he turned his knowledge of the world’s largest land mammals to the cause of saving them from poachers.

Apocalyptic predictions may actually serve as comforting fantasies, at which point our future freakouts become an excuse for inaction.

As some lawmakers press U.S. universities to curtail ties with China, a postdoctoral student’s prosecution raises questions about how big the danger actually is.

Although some Silicon Valley executives paint China as the enemy, Chinese brains continue to play a major role in U.S. research.

But there are signs that greenhouse gas pollution in China might be slowing, according to a new analysis.

At an international conference, researchers at the forefront of animal-human transplantation compared notes and allowed themselves the first real optimism in decades.

Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims.

China’s new national drive to embrace artificial intelligence is also giving the authorities new ways to monitor and control its citizens.

Shutting out China’s best minds will only push them into a homegrown Chinese research ecosystem that is eclipsing American universities.