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Climate warming and heatwaves accelerate global lake deoxygenation, study reveals

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Freshwater ecosystems require adequate oxygen levels to sustain aerobic life and maintain healthy biological communities. However, both long-term climate warming and the increasing frequency and intensity of short-term heatwaves are significantly reducing surface dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in lakes worldwide, according to a new study published in Science Advances.

Journal: Science Advances

Microplastic pollution disrupts photosynthesis, threatening global food security

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research group led by Prof. DANG Fei from the Institute of Soil Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. ZHONG Huan from Nanjing University, has uncovered a significant yet often overlooked consequence of microplastic pollution: its detrimental impact on photosynthesis—a critical process underpinning Earth's primary productivity and food security.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Chinese Meridian Project phase II revolutionizes space environment monitoring with global impact

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Business Announcement

China has achieved a significant milestone in space science with the recent completion and national acceptance of the Chinese Meridian Project (CMP) Phase II on March 21. This project represents the world’s first comprehensive ground-based monitoring network spanning the entire Sun-Earth space environment, extending from the solar atmosphere to near-Earth space.

New study uncovers key mechanism behind superior biological effects of heavy-ion cancer therapy

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study conducted by researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered a key mechanism involving Intermolecular Coulombic Decay in aqueous environments initiated by heavy-ion irradiation, providing insights about the effectiveness of such irradiation.

Journal: Physical Review X

Chinese researchers develop system for predicting hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. SUN Cheng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, has developed a novel spatial immune-based prediction system for assessing the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence.

Journal: Nature

China discovers terrestrial "Life oasis" from end-Permian mass extinction period

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study reveals that a region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or “Life oasis” for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian mass extinction, the most severe biological crisis since the Cambrian period.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program

2D metals: Chinese scientists achieve breakthrough in atomic manufacturing

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the Institute of Physics (IOP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a convenient, universal, atomic-level manufacturing technique—called vdW squeezing—for the production of 2D metals at the angstrom thickness limit.

Journal: Nature

Chinese scientists explain energy transfer mechanism in chloroplasts and its evolution

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent study by Chinese scientists has revealed the intricate molecular machinery driving energy exchange within chloroplasts, shedding light on a key event in the evolution of plant life. Led by FAN Minrui from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the research elucidates the structure and function of the ATP/ADP translocator—a crucial member of the nucleotide transporter (NTT) family of proteins—which facilitates the transfer of energy across chloroplast membranes.

Journal: Nature
Funder: Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan of Shanghai

Researchers reveal evolutionary marvels in Earth's deepest oceans

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Prof. HE Shunping's team from the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with researchers from the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering of CAS, Northwestern Polytechnical University, and BGI-Qingdao, have unveiled the evolutionary history and genetic mechanisms that enable deep-sea fish to survive in Earth's most extreme conditions, shedding new light on how life endures in such environments.

Journal: Cell

Chinese scientists find structural variation that boosts grain number in sorghum

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Chinese scientists have uncovered two major genes responsible for sorghum's double-grain spikelet, which dramatically enhance grain number and crop yield. A substantial 35.7-kilobase intrachromosomal inversion at the DG1 (Double-Grain 1) promoter drives the upregulation of DG1 expression, leading to the development of double-grain spikelets that remarkably increase sorghum grain number while illustrating the critical role of genomic structural variation in plant evolution.

Journal: Nature Plants

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