Environment
China, South Korea face extreme winter
In many areas, temperatures dropped to 12-16 degrees Celsius while strong winds and heavy snow continued to fall.
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Environment
Scene appears in Seoul after 117 years, a series of warnings are issued
More than 20cm of snow covered many areas in Seoul (South Korea) on November 27, causing traffic disruption.
Photo library
Rare photos capture life in Korea 70 years ago
During a trip to South Korea in 1956-57, a woman named Marie Ann Han Yoo took rare color photographs of postwar life in the country.
Science story
Legend of the first piano in Korea
At the end of March 1900, the streets and markets of Daegu were hotly discussed about the appearance of
Science Events
South Korea: Self-driving taxis will go into operation in Seoul from February 10
On February 9, the Seoul government announced that the first batch of self-driving taxis in the Korean capital will officially go into operation in the Western region.
New technology
Korea plans to build high-tech '10-minute city' in the heart of Seoul
Architects will build a miniature city using modern technology and clean energy, allowing people to go anywhere within 10 minutes.
Space science
Korean scientists first discovered medium mass black holes
The Seoul National University team on June 11 announced that a black hole has an average mass, about 10,000 times the mass of the Sun.
Space science
South Korea announced the successful launch of the satellite
South Korea's scientific satellite contacted the ground station on January 31, marking the full success of its first satellite launch mission, Yonhap quoted officials as…
Space science
Korea launched the first satellite into space
South Korea today will launch its first satellite into orbit, just four months after the North's similar action.
Space science
Korea launches missiles carrying satellites
Yesterday afternoon (August 25), South Korea first launched missiles with the task of bringing satellites to space after many delays. However, this scientific satellite…
Biology
Discovered genes that cause dementia in humans
Professor Xu Weixian and colleagues at the University of Seoul Medical Institute have announced for the first time the gene that causes dementia in humans.
Biology
Korea: successful mirror wolf
On March 26, Korean scientists from Seoul National University announced the first successful replication of the world's first wolf. This is considered a big step forward…
Biology
Korea continues to successfully clone dogs
On December 17, Korean scientists at Seoul National University (SNU) announced that they had successfully cloned three more dogs.
Animal world
Transplanting pig heart for monkey
A group of scientists in Seoul (South Korea), led by Dr. Lim Gio-Bin, has successfully performed a heart transplant surgery from a genetically modified pig into a monkey…
Animal world
Successfully cloned poodle
The Korea Times reported that the group of scientists from Seoul University, led by Professor Lee Byung Chun, has carried out a female poodle cloning project over the pa…