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CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

Crown Princess Victoria with Martin Jakobsson, professor of marine geology and geophysics at Stockholm University, Anneli Hulthén, County governor of Skåne and Minister of Education, Johan Pehrson, at the Polar Research Secretariat meeting on board the icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, Sweden, June 17, 2025.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

Crown Princess Victoria with Martin Jakobsson, professor of marine geology and geophysics at Stockholm University, Anneli Hulthén, County governor of Skåne and Minister of Education, Johan Pehrson, at the Polar Research Secretariat meeting on board the icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, Sweden, June 17, 2025.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

Crown Princess Victoria with Martin Jakobsson, professor of marine geology and geophysics at Stockholm University, Anneli Hulthén, County governor of Skåne and Minister of Education, Johan Pehrson, at the Polar Research Secretariat meeting on board the icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, Sweden, June 17, 2025.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA ICEBREAKER ODEN

Crown Princess Victoria with Martin Jakobsson, professor of marine geology and geophysics at Stockholm University, Anneli Hulthén, County governor of Skåne and Minister of Education, Johan Pehrson, at the Polar Research Secretariat meeting on board the icebreaker Oden in Helsingborg, Sweden, June 17, 2025.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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Japan: Eruption At Sakurajima Sends Ash Plume Rising To 2,200 Meters 2

An eruption occurred at the summit crater of the southern peak of Sakurajima on Friday, December 27. A significant amount of volcanic ash was expelled, reaching an altitude of 2,200 meters. The first video was recorded at 4:42 pm, and the second video was recorded at 5:21 pm.

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Japan: Eruption At Sakurajima Sends Ash Plume Rising To 2,200 Meters

An eruption occurred at the summit crater of the southern peak of Sakurajima on Friday, December 27. A significant amount of volcanic ash was expelled, reaching an altitude of 2,200 meters.

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Italy: Mount Etna Spews Huge Smoke, Disrupts Flights At Catania Airport In Sicily

Some flights to and from Sicily's Catania were disrupted on Sunday, August 4 due to a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna sending a huge plume of ash and smoke into the sky.

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Italy: Camera Captures Spectacular Lava Eruption From Mount Etna

This video shows lava erupting from Italy's Mount Etna volcano on Monday, July 15.

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(240519) -- BUCHAREST, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit National Museum of Geology during the European Night of Museums event in Bucharest, Romania, May 18, 2024. European Night of Museums takes place on the third Saturday of May. It is a cultural event in which museums and cultural institutions remain open late into the night to introduce themselves to new potential patrons. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(240519) -- BUCHAREST, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A person takes photos of a dinosaur replica at National Museum of Geology during the European Night of Museums event in Bucharest, Romania, May 18, 2024. European Night of Museums takes place on the third Saturday of May. It is a cultural event in which museums and cultural institutions remain open late into the night to introduce themselves to new potential patrons. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-EUROPEAN NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

(240519) -- BUCHAREST, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit National Museum of Geology during the European Night of Museums event in Bucharest, Romania, May 18, 2024. European Night of Museums takes place on the third Saturday of May. It is a cultural event in which museums and cultural institutions remain open late into the night to introduce themselves to new potential patrons. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-YUNYANG-REPTILE FOSSIL-DISCOVERY (CN)

(240413) -- CHONGQING, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo provided by Chongqing's municipal bureau of geology and mineral resources shows fossils of a herbivorous reptile species dating back around 170 million years discovered in the Three Gorges Reservoir area in Yunyang County, southwest China's Chongqing. TO GO WITH "Prehistoric reptile fossil found in China's Three Gorges area" (Xinhua)

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NPC deputy dedicated to ecological environment protection

STORY: NPC deputy dedicated to ecological environment protection SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yin Ping working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YIN PING, Deputy Director, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey 3. various of Yin Ping and her team 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YIN PING, Deputy Director, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey STORYLINE: Yin Ping, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a marine geoscientist and deputy director of Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology. She has long been engaged in scientific research in marine and coastal ecological environment, and has dedicated herself to the protection of natural resources and environment. Yin has been elected an NPC deputy for two consecutive terms. Since 2018, she has been working to promote the application of research achievements in ecological protection to better serve

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CHINA-FOSSILS-MULTICELLULAR EUKARYOTES-DISCOVERY (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo provided by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows microfossils of Qingshania magnifica found in the Yanshan Mountains of north China. Chinese archaeologists have discovered a batch of fossils of multicellular eukaryotes that date back to 1.63 billion years ago, setting the world's oldest record of such fossils. TO GO WITH "Oldest fossils of multicellular eukaryotes found in north China" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-FOSSIL-MALE MOSQUITOES-BLOOD SUCKING (CN)

(231206) -- NANJING, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated combination photo provided by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows the fossil sample of an ancient male mosquito (L) and the amber flake that encapsulates the mosquito. TO GO WITH "Fossil suggests ancient male mosquitoes likely suck blood: scientists" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-FOSSIL-MALE MOSQUITOES-BLOOD SUCKING (CN)

(231206) -- NANJING, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo, captured with a laser scanning confocal microscope and provided by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, shows the piercing mouth part of a male mosquito. TO GO WITH "Fossil suggests ancient male mosquitoes likely suck blood: scientists" (Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY POWER GENERATION-OFFSHORE TEST (CN)

(230912) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows an ocean thermal energy electricity generation device aboard Haiyang Dizhi-2, or literally Ocean Geology 2, conducting preparations for an offshore test. TO GO WITH "China achieves breakthrough in ocean thermal energy power generation" (Photo by Xi Xiaoqian/Xinhua)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY POWER GENERATION-OFFSHORE TEST (CN)

(230912) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 23, 2023 shows an ocean thermal energy electricity generation device aboard Haiyang Dizhi-2, or literally Ocean Geology 2, conducting preparations for an offshore test. TO GO WITH "China achieves breakthrough in ocean thermal energy power generation" (Photo by Xi Xiaoqian/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Boom of traditional culture drives museum craze in China

(230829) -- TAIYUAN, Aug. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play games at the Shanxi Museum of Geology in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, July 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-XUELONG-ARCTIC OCEAN EXPEDITION-FIRST PHASE-COMPLETION (CN)

(230812) -- ABOARD XUELONG 2, Aug. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition team collect samples retrieved after a trawl operation aboard China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, Aug. 4, 2023. With the completion of a seawater sample collection operation, the main tasks of the first phase of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition have all been completed. The expedition, organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, is intended to conduct investigations into the geology and geophysics of the mid-ocean ridge, as well as atmospheric, sea ice, marine and subsurface environmental surveys, and surveys of biomes and pollutants. (Xinhua/Wei Hongyi)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-XUELONG-ARCTIC OCEAN EXPEDITION-FIRST PHASE-COMPLETION (CN)

(230812) -- ABOARD XUELONG 2, Aug. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition team conduct a sampling operation aboard China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, Aug. 6, 2023. With the completion of a seawater sample collection operation, the main tasks of the first phase of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition have all been completed. The expedition, organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, is intended to conduct investigations into the geology and geophysics of the mid-ocean ridge, as well as atmospheric, sea ice, marine and subsurface environmental surveys, and surveys of biomes and pollutants. (Xinhua/Wei Hongyi)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-XUELONG-ARCTIC OCEAN EXPEDITION-FIRST PHASE-COMPLETION (CN)

(230812) -- ABOARD XUELONG 2, Aug. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition team conducts research aboard China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, Aug. 3, 2023. With the completion of a seawater sample collection operation, the main tasks of the first phase of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition have all been completed. The expedition, organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, is intended to conduct investigations into the geology and geophysics of the mid-ocean ridge, as well as atmospheric, sea ice, marine and subsurface environmental surveys, and surveys of biomes and pollutants. (Xinhua/Wei Hongyi)

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(EyesonSci)CHINA-XUELONG-ARCTIC OCEAN EXPEDITION-FIRST PHASE-COMPLETION (CN)

(230812) -- ABOARD XUELONG 2, Aug. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition team shows a starfish retrieved after a trawl operation aboard China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, Aug. 4, 2023. With the completion of a seawater sample collection operation, the main tasks of the first phase of China's 13th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition have all been completed. The expedition, organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, is intended to conduct investigations into the geology and geophysics of the mid-ocean ridge, as well as atmospheric, sea ice, marine and subsurface environmental surveys, and surveys of biomes and pollutants. (Xinhua/Wei Hongyi)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong (R) and his colleague Tang Peng walk to a telescope awaiting maintenance at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 23, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of cl

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2023 shows the Ngari Observatory at night in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions, precipitabl

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong gazes into the night sky at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 23, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions, prec

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 2011 shows the first observation tower of the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing cond

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong tests a telescope at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 24, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions, precipitabl

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2023 shows the Ngari Observatory at sunset in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions, precipitab

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong (L) and his colleague Tang Peng test a telescope at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 23, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in December 2010 shows You Xianlong working at the Oma Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing cond

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong looks into the distance at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 24, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions, preci

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong (L) and his colleague Tang Peng discuss data collected at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 23, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astron

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong talks with his family over the mobile phone at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 24, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seei

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong walks out a telescope dome at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 24, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions, pr

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong heads for his office at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 24, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions, precipit

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in August 2013 shows a construction site of the Ngari Observatory of the National Astronomical Observatories (NAO) in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong (L) and his colleague Tang Peng test a telescope at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 23, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 22, 2023 shows the Ngari Observatory at sunset in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions, precipitab

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on April 23, 2017 shows the Ngari Observatory of the National Astronomical Observatories (NAO) in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nigh

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 22, 2023 shows the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions, precipitable water v

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong switches open a telescope dome at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 24, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 22, 2023 shows the Ngari Observatory at sunset in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions, precipitab

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-SEA SCORPION FOSSILS (CN)

(230516) -- NANJING, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This picture provided by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows the restored image of a sea scorpion based on some 450-million-year-old fossils. Researchers from China and the United Kingdom have discovered fossils of a previously unknown eurypterid, more commonly referred to as a sea scorpion, dating back 450 million years to the Ordovician period in east China's Zhejiang Province, the earliest recorded in the country. A joint working group led by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology reported the rare eurypterid from Wenchang Formation of Anji County. TO GO WITH "Cute but fierce! 450-mln-yr-old sea scorpion fossils found in China" (Xinhua)

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Angiosperms fossils from Middle Jurassic discovered in NW China

STORY: Angiosperms fossils from Middle Jurassic discovered in NW China DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:57 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lanzhou University and its lab 2. various of angiosperms fossils 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HAN LEI, PhD student at Lanzhou University 3. Shots of field work STORYLINE: A Chinese research team has found angiosperms fossils from the Middle Jurassic in northwest China. The study, published in the journal Life, was a result of researchers from the School of Earth Sciences of Lanzhou University, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology (NIGP), Ningxia Geological Museum, and the Department of Geology of Northwest University. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HAN LEI, PhD student at Lanzhou University "With joint efforts, we conducted the Micro-CT examination of the fossil plants excavated in northwest China. The discovery has revealed angiosperms could have flourished in northwest China in the Jurassic some 170 million years ago, which help

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GEOLOGICAL EXPERT-WU XICHUN (CN)

(230320) -- CHENGDU, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Xichun arranges files with his wife Li Peihua at home in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 7, 2023. Wu Xichun is a professor at the College of Energy of the Chengdu University of Technology and an expert in geology. In the early 1970s, while conducting a geological mapping survey in the northwestern part of Sichuan Province, Wu unexpectedly discovered a reef group formed by Triassic siliceous hexactinellid sponges. Since then, he has devoted himself to the study on sponge reefs for nearly five decades. In order to study foreign literature, Wu mastered English, Russian, and German, and taught himself Latin, Greek, and Old French. He spent years conducting tens of times of on-site investigations at the discovery area to obtain more accurate research results and brought back dozens of pounds of fossils by himself. To clarify the reproduction and migration of hexactinellid sponges, Wu also brought the fossils abroad for more in-depth compar

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GEOLOGICAL EXPERT-WU XICHUN (CN)

(230320) -- CHENGDU, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Xichun observes a photo of sponge fossil at home in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 7, 2023. Wu Xichun is a professor at the College of Energy of the Chengdu University of Technology and an expert in geology. In the early 1970s, while conducting a geological mapping survey in the northwestern part of Sichuan Province, Wu unexpectedly discovered a reef group formed by Triassic siliceous hexactinellid sponges. Since then, he has devoted himself to the study on sponge reefs for nearly five decades. In order to study foreign literature, Wu mastered English, Russian, and German, and taught himself Latin, Greek, and Old French. He spent years conducting tens of times of on-site investigations at the discovery area to obtain more accurate research results and brought back dozens of pounds of fossils by himself. To clarify the reproduction and migration of hexactinellid sponges, Wu also brought the fossils abroad for more in-depth comparison

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GEOLOGICAL EXPERT-WU XICHUN (CN)

(230320) -- CHENGDU, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 7, 2023 shows a fossil of Triassic siliceous sponge collected by Wu Xichun. Wu Xichun is a professor at the College of Energy of the Chengdu University of Technology and an expert in geology. In the early 1970s, while conducting a geological mapping survey in the northwestern part of Sichuan Province, Wu unexpectedly discovered a reef group formed by Triassic siliceous hexactinellid sponges. Since then, he has devoted himself to the study on sponge reefs for nearly five decades. In order to study foreign literature, Wu mastered English, Russian, and German, and taught himself Latin, Greek, and Old French. He spent years conducting tens of times of on-site investigations at the discovery area to obtain more accurate research results and brought back dozens of pounds of fossils by himself. To clarify the reproduction and migration of hexactinellid sponges, Wu also brought the fossils abroad for more in-depth comparison studies. Wu

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GEOLOGICAL EXPERT-WU XICHUN (CN)

(230320) -- CHENGDU, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 7, 2023 shows a fossil of Triassic siliceous sponge collected by Wu Xichun. Wu Xichun is a professor at the College of Energy of the Chengdu University of Technology and an expert in geology. In the early 1970s, while conducting a geological mapping survey in the northwestern part of Sichuan Province, Wu unexpectedly discovered a reef group formed by Triassic siliceous hexactinellid sponges. Since then, he has devoted himself to the study on sponge reefs for nearly five decades. In order to study foreign literature, Wu mastered English, Russian, and German, and taught himself Latin, Greek, and Old French. He spent years conducting tens of times of on-site investigations at the discovery area to obtain more accurate research results and brought back dozens of pounds of fossils by himself. To clarify the reproduction and migration of hexactinellid sponges, Wu also brought the fossils abroad for more in-depth comparison studies. Wu

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GEOLOGICAL EXPERT-WU XICHUN (CN)

(230320) -- CHENGDU, March 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Xichun arranges his fossil collection at home in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 7, 2023. Wu Xichun is a professor at the College of Energy of the Chengdu University of Technology and an expert in geology. In the early 1970s, while conducting a geological mapping survey in the northwestern part of Sichuan Province, Wu unexpectedly discovered a reef group formed by Triassic siliceous hexactinellid sponges. Since then, he has devoted himself to the study on sponge reefs for nearly five decades. In order to study foreign literature, Wu mastered English, Russian, and German, and taught himself Latin, Greek, and Old French. He spent years conducting tens of times of on-site investigations at the discovery area to obtain more accurate research results and brought back dozens of pounds of fossils by himself. To clarify the reproduction and migration of hexactinellid sponges, Wu also brought the fossils abroad for more in-depth comparison stu