Could China’s Yaogan-47 satellite have a lens as wide as the Hubble Telescope?
One of China’s latest Earth observation satellites operating in low orbit could feature an optical aperture at a…
Rising Temperatures Reshape Microbial Carbon Cycling During Animal Carcass Decomposition in Water
Newswise — Using metagenomic sequencing across a realistic temperature gradient, researchers show that carcass decay triggers a surge…
Viruses in Wastewater: Silent Drivers of Pollution Removal and Antibiotic Resistance
Newswise — These findings suggest that current monitoring strategies, which rely heavily on bacterial indicators alone, may miss…
From straw to soil signals: Humic substances drive microbial metabolism and antibiotic resistance
By simulating natural humification using controlled thermal treatments of crop residues, researchers show that humic substances formed at…
A Redox switch for resilience: How a rubber tree gene strengthens plant stress defense
The gene, named HbRbohD, encodes a membrane-localized enzyme that triggers stress-responsive ROS signaling while simultaneously enhancing antioxidant protection. Through…
Ultrasonic insights into well integrity: Advances and challenges in cement bond evaluation
Ensuring the integrity of wells is fundamental to safe oil and gas production, geothermal energy development, and geological…
Chinese team tackles a century-old puzzle in physics: can we travel back in time?
Chinese researchers have proposed a simple yet powerful theory to explain one of physics’ oldest puzzles: why time…
The race for AI centres in space: why the US goes all in after China makes first move
The global race to deploy data centres in space to power artificial intelligence (AI) development has begun, with…
Chinese scientists discover how Earth’s deep mantle water made planet habitable
This image taken by onboard monitoring cameras of the ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) on Aug 20,…
China’s Juno ‘ghost particle’ detector delivers record results, opening new era of physics
The world’s largest “ghost particle” detector, located in southern China’s Guangdong province, has shattered expectations in just two…
China joins space factory race against US with breakthrough in inflatable module tech
China’s “in-orbit factory” has taken shape following a technological breakthrough in the form of an inflatable, reconfigurable space…
Top astrophysicist moves to Hong Kong to head new HKU institute
World-renowned astrophysicist Zhang Bing has joined the University of Hong Kong as a chair professor after nearly three…