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,…
Hidden arsenic threat: Loss of underwater plants turns lake sediments from sink to source
The study shows that the loss of these plants, which control arsenic in sediments, can worsen contamination. Using…
How a Single Gene Shapes Leaf Lobes in Brassica Rapa
Brassica crops, such as B. rapa, often display variations in leaf shape, including entire or lobed leaves, which significantly…
DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng makes the cut in top 10 ‘people who shaped science in 2025’
The Nature’s 10 profile of Liang recognised the disruption caused in January by the release of DeepSeek-R1, a…
DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng makes the cut in top 10 ‘people who shaped science in 2025’
The Nature’s 10 profile of Liang recognised the disruption caused in January by the release of DeepSeek-R1, a…
Unraveling the flavor secrets of citrus Pu-erh tea: from volatiles to taste metabolites
They identified 47 key volatiles and assessed their sensory contributions using OAV, ACI, and omission tests. Non-targeted metabolomics…
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…
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…
How a Single Transcription Factor Fine-Tunes the Tang in Citrus Fruits
Newswise — The characteristic sour-sweet balance of citrus fruits is largely defined by citric acid accumulation in the…
China conducts ground tests on inflatable, reconfigurable space manufacturing module
HELSINKI — A Chinese institute recently completed ground tests on what it describes as a reconfigurable flexible on-orbit…
‘Our findings contribute to a deeper understanding’
A study has found that microplastics contribute to poor soil health and release heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere.…
Rhizosphere metabolites influence the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in soil-plant systems
Their study reveals that rhizosphere metabolites—substances secreted by plant roots—play a crucial role in regulating the distribution of…