Fossilized human skull

A FRAGMENT of fossilized human parietal bone had been discovered at the Zhoukoudian site in the suburbs of Beijing, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Monday.

The fossil, discovered by a research team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology under the CAS, was identified among the mammal fossils in Location 15 at the Zhoukoudian site, with the aid of technologies including CT scanning and 3D reconstruction. It is the first Pleistocene human fossil discovered at the site since 1973.

The new fossil will help scientists explore human evolution in the region through comparative anatomical and molecular biological studies.

Home-grown cruise ship

CHINA’S first domestically-built large cruise ship, the “Adora Magic City,” left port in Shanghai on Monday for the start of its trial voyage.

Since its successful undocking June 6, the cruise ship has completed a number of tests, including emergency tests, according to China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

8 dead in pileup

EIGHT people died and six were seriously injured in a collision involving multiple vehicles on an expressway in Gansu Province on Monday.

Five cars and three trucks piled up at the G30 Lianyungang-Horgos Expressway at around 11 a.m. The injured were sent to a hospital in nearby Shandan County, Zhangye City, according to local authorities.

Zhangye has sent emergency, public security, health, transportation, and fire fighting departments for rescue work.