Researchers from Prof. Quan-You Liu's team at Peking University decoded the complex accumulation mechanisms of China’s nonmarine shale oil, overcoming challenges from extreme geological heterogeneity. Through analysis of the Bohai Bay Basin, the research team revealed that the synergistic coupling of multiple geological factors governs shale oil accumulation and established multi-scale, multi-factor accumulation models for non-marine shale oil. Their new predictive model pinpoints high-yield "sweet spots," validated by drilling success, offering a roadmap for efficient exploration and extraction of nonmarine shale oil.

A research team led by Prof. HU Junjie from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered a pivotal mechanism by which beta-coronaviruses assemble in cells, providing a novel target for developing broadly antiviral strategies.

Approximately 1 in 6 individuals or couples face difficulties conceiving naturally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s statistics. On the other hand, assisted fertility cycles with the support of genetic testing improve implantation and pregnancy rates by as much as 70%. Precision medicine, which integrates preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) into in vitro fertilization (IVF) offers the ultimate solution.

The slow kinetics and high energy consumption of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) limit the large-scale development of electrocatalytic water splitting. Replacing OER with the glycerol oxidation reaction (GOR) and coupling it with the cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) can optimize the electrocatalytic water splitting system. Now, a research team at Wuhan University has accelerated the hydrogen transfer in the glycerol oxidation process by regulating the d-p hybridization of MnO₂, providing new insights for balancing the adsorption and activation of biomass molecules. These findings are published in SCIENCE CHINA Chemistry.

Flower development in cannabis is key to its therapeutic and industrial potential, but how this complex process is regulated has remained unclear.

Sweetness is central to the appeal of citrus fruit, but the molecular story behind that flavor has long remained untold. 

A research team developed a novel method using bidirectional reflectance factor (BRF) spectra combined with the PROSPECT-PRO model and modified ratio indices to estimate nitrogen content nondestructively.

In semiarid farmlands, microbes are quietly shaping the planet's carbon cycle.