Chinese scientist Mi Xiaoqi and his team have named 16 newly discovered spider species after Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou's songs, hoping to make scientific research more engaging for the public.

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5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese pop singer Jay Chou is renowned for his musical versatility, with his songs bringing to mind romance ... The researchers recorded them in Chinese pinyin in this English-written ...

A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular Mandopop musician Jay Chou. Mi Xiaoqi, a professor at Tongren University in China's southwestern Guizhou province ...

A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular "Mandopop" musician Jay Chou. Mi Xiaoqi, a professor at Tongren University in China's southwestern Guizhou province ...

BEIJING – A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular Mandopop musician Jay Chou. Professor Mi Xiaoqi of Tongren University in China’s south-western Guizhou ...

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The 45-year-old has been a household name on the Chinese mainland and beyond for over two decades. Now his songs will be immortalised as the names of the eight-legged critters that Mi and his ...