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China-U.S. Inter-governmental Dialogue on AI

China and the U.S. held the first meeting of the inter-governmental dialogue on AI in Geneva on May 14 local time. The two countries exchanged views on the technological risks of AI, global governance and other issues of concern. The meeting was held to implement the consensus reached at the San Francisco summit between the two heads of state.

Marine Heatwave Forecast Device in Operation

China's first independently developed marine heatwave forecast device was officially put into operation on May 12. It can accurately forecast the occurrence and development of marine heatwave events and their influence range and intensity.

Endangered Rose Spotted in Southwest China

The Rosa lucidissima, a critically endangered wild rose species endemic to China, was found by a joint expedition team in Guizhou province in southwest China. The extremely rare flower, sporadically distributed in southern and central China, is on China's biodiversity red list of endangered species.

'Phonetic Alphabet' Discovered in Whale Calls

A new study suggests that whales' communication system is much more complex than previously thought. By analyzing thousands of recorded calls, researchers discovered a kind of "sperm whale phonetic alphabet" embedded in their strings of "click" sounds, which indicates that they can communicate complicatedly.