At the 6th China International Air Show, China Aviation Industry Corporation II and the Eurocopter Group announced that they will work together on an advanced medium-sized helicopter project. The project, the 15/EC175 Helicopter Program, will be invested in equally by the two companies.

In Beijing on October 31, Microsoft announced it has authorized two Chinese companies to use mobile picture technology, mobile visual optimization technology, and individualized facial cartoon technology developed by Microsoft Research (MSR) Asia, its first cooperation with Chinese companies since Microsoft's patent technology cooperation program was established in May 2005.

Shenzhou VII is expected to be lifted-off within the next two years, Qi Faren, former chief designer of the Shenzhou VII spacecraft, told reporters at the ongoing 6th International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in the city of Zhuhai in south China's Guangdong province on Wednesday.

China has started to build its own Global Satellite Navigation System.

If water is ever discovered beneath the surface of Mars scientists might also find single-celled microorganisms huddled together to provide protection against the frigid temperatures and lack of oxygen.

Wikipedia move over, make room for Intellipedia.

More than half of the world's lakes are facing serious problems caused by agricultural activities, said Marion Hammerl, president of Global Nature Fund (GNF), on Wednesday.

A U.S. study suggests low- intensity laser treatment for age-related macular degeneration is ineffective in slowing or preventing vision loss, local media reported on Wednesday.

A new strain of the killer H5N1 avian flu virus had emerged and become the dominant strain in southern China and southeast Asia by early this year, displacing previous ones, according to a study published on Tuesday.

Humans, chimpanzees and dolphins were believed to be the only animals capable of recognizing themselves in a mirror, but now a recent study showed elephants also have this ability.