Chinese Academy of Sciences

A Redox switch for resilience: How a rubber tree gene strengthens plant stress defense

December 25, 2025

The gene, named HbRbohD, encodes a membrane-localized enzyme that triggers stress-responsive ROS signaling while simultaneously enhancing antioxidant protection. Through…

TTechnology

Ultrasonic insights into well integrity: Advances and challenges in cement bond evaluation

December 25, 2025

Ensuring the integrity of wells is fundamental to safe oil and gas production, geothermal energy development, and geological…

PPhysics

Chinese team tackles a century-old puzzle in physics: can we travel back in time?

December 25, 2025

Chinese researchers have proposed a simple yet powerful theory to explain one of physics’ oldest puzzles: why time…

SScience

Microalgal–Bacterial granules show resilience to estrogen pollution but face structural collapse at high contamination levels

December 22, 2025

At low exposure, MBGS enhances organic matter removal through microbial enrichment and efficient estrogen transformation. However, higher E3…

SSpace

The race for AI centres in space: why the US goes all in after China makes first move

December 12, 2025

The global race to deploy data centres in space to power artificial intelligence (AI) development has begun, with…

SScience

DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng makes the cut in top 10 ‘people who shaped science in 2025’

December 9, 2025

The Nature’s 10 profile of Liang recognised the disruption caused in January by the release of DeepSeek-R1, a…

SScience

Unraveling the flavor secrets of citrus Pu-erh tea: from volatiles to taste metabolites

December 7, 2025

They identified 47 key volatiles and assessed their sensory contributions using OAV, ACI, and omission tests. Non-targeted metabolomics…

PPhysics

China’s Juno ‘ghost particle’ detector delivers record results, opening new era of physics

November 19, 2025

The world’s largest “ghost particle” detector, located in southern China’s Guangdong province, has shattered expectations in just two…

SSpace

November 10, 2025

China’s “in-orbit factory” has taken shape following a technological breakthrough in the form of an inflatable, reconfigurable space…

SSpace

Top astrophysicist moves to Hong Kong to head new HKU institute

November 9, 2025

World-renowned astrophysicist Zhang Bing has joined the University of Hong Kong as a chair professor after nearly three…

SSpace

China conducts ground tests on inflatable, reconfigurable space manufacturing module

November 4, 2025

HELSINKI — A Chinese institute recently completed ground tests on what it describes as a reconfigurable flexible on-orbit…

SScience

November 2, 2025

A study has found that microplastics contribute to poor soil health and release heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere.…

A Redox switch for resilience: How a rubber tree gene strengthens plant stress defense

Ultrasonic insights into well integrity: Advances and challenges in cement bond evaluation

Microalgal–Bacterial granules show resilience to estrogen pollution but face structural collapse at high contamination levels

The race for AI centres in space: why the US goes all in after China makes first move

DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng makes the cut in top 10 ‘people who shaped science in 2025’

Unraveling the flavor secrets of citrus Pu-erh tea: from volatiles to taste metabolites

China’s Juno ‘ghost particle’ detector delivers record results, opening new era of physics

China joins space factory race against US with breakthrough in inflatable module tech

Top astrophysicist moves to Hong Kong to head new HKU institute

China conducts ground tests on inflatable, reconfigurable space manufacturing module

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