This review evaluates China's first basin-scale aquatic ecosystem monitoring pilot in the Yangtze River Basin and demonstrates that shifting from chemical water-quality compliance to integrated, classification-based ecosystem assessment can support measurable ecological recovery. The review shows how tailoring indicators and targets to distinct rivers, lakes, and reservoirs across the basin can help guide targeted restoration and produce tangible results.

A robot artificial intelligence (AI) system has been developed that can understand human instructions, predict what a scene will look like after an action, and then carry out the task. Rather than simply translating instructions into physical movements, the technology also uses the anticipated outcomes of those actions to control the robot.

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. 

In recognition of the largest donation ever made to the Hebrew University, the historic Mount Scopus campus will be named The Alina and John Paulson Campus, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem

A new NSF-supported initiative will bring professional development and evidence-based teaching practices to faculty across SUNY, helping expand student success and retention in STEM fields. As part of a $2 million statewide collaboration, the project will provide training in learner-centered instruction, undergraduate research, AI-enabled teaching tools, and faculty mentoring networks. The effort aims to accelerate the adoption of proven teaching methods across SUNY and strengthen New York’s future STEM workforce.