Monkey china

XI'AN－Scientists are developing facial recognition technology for golden snub-nosed monkeys, also known as golden monkeys, a protected species living in the Qinling Mountains. The research team, comprised of scientists from Xi'an in Shaanxi province, is also the first in China to systematically study golden monkeys in the wild. The face recognition technology aims to establish an information database of golden monkeys in the Qinling Mountains by recording the animals' facial features. The technology is still in the experimental stage, but is currently able to recognize about 200 golden monkeys. "We take 700 to 800 photos of each monkey, while the recognition rate can reach 94 percent," said Zhang He, a member of the research team. The system can be used in infrared cameras set in the wild to automatically spot monkeys, identify them and record their behaviors, he said. Monkey facial recognition is difficult as the animals are hairier than humans with subtle facial feature … [Read more...] about New tech to record faces of rare monkeys

NANJING -- Scientists from China and the United States have discovered fungi fossils dating back 630 million years in Southwest China's Guizhou province. This is the earliest terrestrial fungi fossil evidence ever found, indicating that the ancestors of fungi, including yeasts, molds and mushrooms, colonized the land about 200 million years earlier than previously thought. The study, led by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Virginia Tech was published in Nature Communications journal last month. Co-author Pang Ke, an associate professor at the academy's Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, said the fossils were found in two dolostone karst caves. Researchers collected 20 samples, containing thousands of tiny thread-like filaments, each thinner than a hair. The previous earliest record of terrestrial fungus discovered in Scotland showed fungi emerged around 410 million years ago. "The new discovery will recalibrate the timeline of when the organism … [Read more...] about Scientists discover 630 million-year-old fungus fossils in SW China

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The 10th round of China-India corps commander-level meeting was held on Saturday on the Chinese side of the Moldo/Chushul border meeting point, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Sunday evening. In a brief news release on its website, the ministry said the two sides "positively appraised the smooth completion of disengagement of frontline troops" in the Pangong Tso Lake area, noting that it was a significant step forward that provided a good basis for resolution of remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control in the western sector. Participants from both sides had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on other issues along the Line of Actual Control in the western sector. The release also said they had agreed to honor the consensus of both state leaders, to continue their communication and dialogue, stabilize and control frontline situations, and to push for a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues in a steady and orderly manner, so as to jointly maintain … [Read more...] about China and India hold productive talks

New Delhi : Asserting that nobody wants an unsettled border, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General MM Naravane on Wednesday said that the relationship with China would develop along the path as per India 's wishes. "Whatever we did as a government, as a nation has shown that the resolve that we have in maintaining our interest foremost. I think with this Whole-of-Government approach, our relations with China would develop along the path that we wish to develop," Naravane said during a virtual conference on the 'role of the Indian Army in dealing with contemporary national security challenges'. "As two neighbours who would like to have peace and tranquillity on their borders and who would like all the other engagements which have been going on in the past should continue also in the future. Nobody wants an unsettled border," he added. Army Chief said, "What we have achieved so far is very good and it is a very good end result..win-win situation." "The … [Read more...] about Relationship with China would develop as per India’s wishes: Army chief