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Lunar samples on display at China's national museum

A hundred grams of lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-5 probe makes its public debut at a opening ceremony in the National Museum of China in Beijing, February

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Lunar soil samples go on display at National Museum of China

Soil from the Moon, retrieved by China's Chang'e-5 lunar lander in 2020, was put on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing on Saturday.Soil samples collected by Chang'e-5 shown in Beijing

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Landing site in China ready for Chang'e-5's return with lunar sample

The search and retrieval team of the Chang'e-5 mission conducts a simulation exercise to get the returner. The returner of China's Chang'e-5 probe, carrying the preciou

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China's Chang'e-5 probe completes automatic sampling on lunar surface

China's Chang'e-5 completed the drilling, sampling and sealing of lunar soil at 4:53 a.m. BJT on Wednesday, marking the first automatic sampling on the moon.The materia

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China's Soiled Soil

In the middle of removing weeds from his vegetable plot, Mr Bai Ning stops and gazes into the distance.He casts a rueful look at the soil under his feet which, for generations, had provided a living for his family in Xiaodiantou village.

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China's fight to save its soil

War on soil pollution was officially declared in China on Tuesday with the release of an action plan to rehabilitate the country's vast tracts of poisoned land. Cleaning up the mess from decades of industrialization and questionable farming practices will be a long hard journey and the plan sets three significant milestones.

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China announces soil pollution controls

An action plan on tackling soil pollution in China was released Tuesday.

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A bumpy road to clean up China's contaminated land

The vast swathes of polluted land and contaminated ground water caused by decades of reckless development has left its mark on China: This is a threat that can no longer be ignored.

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Washing away soil erosion worries

​Thirty-eight years ago, torrential rain swept masses of soil and sand from the bare hills above Lan Linjin's new house, destroying the building and throwing his family into destitution.