A research team has found that replacing 15% of mineral nitrogen fertilizer with organic manure can accelerate soil nitrogen cycling while significantly reducing nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from tobacco fields. 

This study systematically evaluates heavy metal contamination in liquid foundation products using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, with particular attention to thallium, a highly toxic neurotoxic metal. Most detected substances remained within the limits specified by China’s Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics (2015). However, thallium concentrations in two product batches exceeded the reference limits. Further source analysis showed a notably high thallium detection rate in samples containing zinc oxide, suggesting contamination during zinc oxide production. The findings highlight the need for stricter raw material control, improved thallium removal technologies, independent testing, and more refined safety standards for vulnerable populations.

A research team has revealed how geographical conditions and local micro-environments jointly regulate nitrogen removal in a forest-dominated river, with the dominant controls shifting between seasons. 

The release of marine isoprene is an important component of material exchange between the ocean and the atmosphere, and its long-term variability and climatic drivers have attracted widespread attention. A research team led by Professor Jialei Zhu at Tianjin University constructed a global marine isoprene emission flux dataset spanning 1950–2020 using machine learning and an improved parameterization scheme. Basing on this dataset, they have revealed mechanisms through which the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) modulates the interannual variability of marine isoprene emissions by influencing sea surface temperature, solar radiation, surface winds, phytoplankton activity, and other environmental factors. This study has been published in 2026 Chinese and English editions of SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences.

A multi-institutional research team reviews progress in CO₂-involved organic synthesis over the past five years. By organizing reactions according to C-C, C-N, and C-O bond formation, the review highlights the growing role of photochemistry and electrochemistry in converting CO₂ into value-added organic products.

The researchers demonstrate ultra-effective growths of archetypal metastable correlated-perovskites, e.g. nickelates (RENiO₃), via liquid phase epitaxy within alkali-chlorides molten-salts, realizing micrometer-thickness and scalability. This bridges technological-discontinuities in micrometer-thick film-growths of RENiO₃, achieving record-competing electronic phase transitions at analog-compatible resistances enabling more effective and energy-efficient analog cryogenic alarming applications. Wafer-scale RENiO₃ with high-uniformity was firstly successfully grown within low melting-point eutectic alkali-chlorides, eliminating previous reliance on MPa-high oxygen-pressures. This strategy was extendable to multiple functional oxide-systems.

A new World Health Organization (WHO) analysis estimates that approximately 171 million illnesses worldwide were attributable to foodborne transmission of invasive parasites, highlighting the significant burden these often-overlooked diseases continue to place on global health.

This research, which includes contributions from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) professor Dr. Christine Budke, updates global estimates for 14 foodborne parasitic diseases. Although progress has been made over the past decade in decreasing their prevalence, the findings show these illnesses continue to disproportionately affect vulnerable populations around the world.