Sino-Tanzania Collaboration Enhances Water and Air Quality in Lake Victoria's Near-Lake Areas

A collaborative project between China and Tanzania is making significant strides in improving the water and air quality in the near-lake areas of Lake Victoria, a vital freshwater resource facing environmental challenges. Recently, a project team led Dr. XIONG Chuanhe from Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a 10-day on-site investigation in the Mwanza Lake Bay area of Lake Victoria.

• Could Triploid Kelp Cultivars Expand Seaweed Farming in the Face of Climate Change?

  To give kelp a chance against climate change, a research team led by Professor Tifeng Shan of the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) in Qingdao, has developed a new method for breeding triploid kelp cultivars. Hopes are high that the method will help accelerate the development of hardier, faster-growing kelp strains that can better withstand warming oceans, ultimately supporting marine ecosystems, and improving food and carbon sequestration potential in a changing climate.

• Chinese Scientists Achieve Major Breakthrough in Scalable Quantum Networks

  A research team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has achieved significant advances in the field of scalable quantum networks, bringing this transformative technology closer to real-world application. Their landmark findings have been published in both Nature and Science.

• 'Tech Ears' Hear Bangladesh's Rare Dolphins

  A team of Chinese and Bangladeshi scientists made use of a China-made real-time acoustic monitoring system — dubbed "tech ears" — to detect 146 Ganges River dolphins. When the survey concluded on Jan 9, the team had identified multiple key dolphin habitats, including high-density activity zones near downstream sandbars.