Groundwater overexploitation in northern Henan Province has led to significant land subsidence and aquifer degradation. This methodologically driven study proposes a physically consistent framework that integrates Sentinel-1A-based Multi-Temporal Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (MT-InSAR) data (2017–2022) with long-term groundwater head observations to invert elastic and inelastic skeletal storage coefficients and assess total groundwater storage (TGWS) changes. The framework is applied to the Anyang–Puyang Plain as a representative case study. MT-InSAR deformation time series were combined with Multi-channel Singular Spectrum Analysis (MSSA) decomposition and polynomial fitting to extract seasonal and long-term trends, enabling spatially distributed inversion of aquifer parameters. Results show strong spatial coupling between land subsidence and hydraulic head decline (maximum Pearson r is 0.993), with deformation dominated by inelastic compaction. The elastic storativity ranges from 0.00093 to 0.01596, whereas the inelastic storativity, ranging from 0.0362 to 0.0457 indicates irreversible compaction processes associated with a cumulative groundwater loss of approximately 3.01 × 108 m3. Based on the long-term groundwater level observations collected in this study and the inferred assumption of preconsolidation head, the TGWS loss reached −12.27 × 109 m3, with a mean annual rate of −2.19 × 109 m3/yr and pronounced depletion in northern areas. Standard deviational ellipse (SDE) analysis revealed a north-westward shift of the depletion centre and enhanced spatial clustering. These findings provide critical hydromechanical insights and quantitative constraints for future groundwater regulation and aquifer recovery strategies in overdrawn regions.

Superhydrophobic wearable strain sensors represent an emerging frontier in flexible electronics, offering the potential to bridge the gap between laboratory prototypes and practical applications in humid, corrosive, or underwater environments. However, their widespread adoption is hindered by insufficient robustness against chemical, mechanical, and wetting state failures. The current literature lacks systematic insights into coupled multimode failures and integrated optimization frameworks, and standardized protocols for robustness evaluation remain absent. This review systematically summarizes strategies for material selection, structural design, and functional integration in superhydrophobic systems, with a focus on analyzing failure mechanisms across chemical, mechanical, and interfacial state dimensions. Key quantitative benchmarks—including resistance drift, contact angle retention, and cyclic stability—are established. We introduce a “failure-mechanism-oriented robustness optimization” framework and summarize corresponding testing standards. Finally, we discuss key future challenges and potential breakthroughs, most urgently the development of eco-friendly low-surface-energy modifiers and unified testing protocols, providing a theoretical framework and technological roadmap for the next generation of robust amphibious flexible sensing systems.

A research team has identified two forms of a gene linked to feeding in juvenile Siberian sturgeon and found that both respond to meals and fasting. 

A new review in Infectious Diseases & Immunity brings together the evidence on how hantavirus infection affects the mouth and saliva. A severe sore throat lasting 2 to 3 weeks can be an early sign; very low platelet counts raise the risk of oral bleeding, and saliva shows promise as a non-invasive testing sample. For Andes virus, the only hantavirus known to spread between people, infectious virus has been recovered from saliva and gum fluid, so dental teams in endemic regions, and those seeing returning travelers, should know the signs and take sensible precautions.

A research team has measured how length relates to weight in 13 freshwater fish species in Xinjiang's Upstream Reservoir, creating a baseline for a fishery that has experienced a steep decline. 

A research team has developed a virus-based tool that lets scientists temporarily reduce gene activity in cowpea and investigate what those genes do. The system produced long-lasting gene silencing across seven genetically diverse varieties and helped reveal how four related genes influence defense hormone accumulation after insect attack. 

A research team has mapped a broad network of potential genetic switches involved in how rice seedlings respond to cold, offering new clues to differences between cold-sensitive and cold-tolerant varieties. 

Cold snaps can damage grapevine tissues, weaken photosynthesis, and reduce yield stability, yet the molecular relay that converts a temperature drop into cellular protection has remained unclear.