A recent review by Prof. LU Xiankai's team at the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, synthesizes the impacts of urbanization on soil organic carbon stability in urban forests.

A research team led by Prof. DENG Shulin from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Scienceshas systematically summarized the developmental trajectory and core applications of geminivirus vectors, ranging from virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) to synthetic biology.

A research team led by the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has conducted a systematic, comprehensive study comparing the two mainstream analytical methods for amino sugars—key biomarkers for tracing microbial necromass in soils. The work establishes a clear, quantitative framework for methodological comparison in this field.

Researchers from the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have established a safety service criterion for critical marine equipment, marking a major advance in the understanding and quantitative assessment of hydrogen-induced damage in titanium alloys under deep-sea conditions.

Researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica and the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences developed a novel C-to-U RNA editing tool, ADAR2-mimic C-to-U base editor for RNA (AMBER) which exhibits high editing efficiency, low immunogenicity and minimal off-target effects at the transcriptome level.

A research team led by Prof. YANG Weishen and Prof. ZHU Kaiyue from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Science constructed a robust hydrogen (H)-bond network within the electrolyte, which minimizes the reactivity of both H and oxygen (O) atoms in water, suppressing the deterioration on the bilateral electrode.

A research team led by Assoc. Prof. SUN Liqun from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a 10-meter resolution global dataset of centralized photovoltaic power plants.

A new study has revealed that rapid, large-scale day-to-day temperature fluctuations have intensified amid global warming, representing a distinct climate hazard with impacts on human health. This growing volatility creates a weather pattern akin to a "climate roller coaster," exposing populations to more frequent and sharp shifts between temperature extremes.

A research team led by Prof. GE Ziyi from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed novel giant acceptors with an oxygenated linker, enabling the creation of highly efficient non-halogenated-processed organic solar cells (OSCs), with a power conversion efficiency of up to 20.02%.

A new Perspective by Prof. XU Cao's team at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences highlights a promising pathway to strengthen global food and nutritional security by revitalizing orphan crops, species with greater biodiversity, nutritional value, and local adaptability.

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology have proposed a structured framework for evaluating the nitrogen (N) status and nitrogen balance of forest ecosystems in the context of rapid global environmental change.

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a "top-down" synthetic microbiome strategy to enrich microbial consortia capable of efficient lignin degradation from straw compost and straw-returning soils, providing new insight into how microbial communities work together to break down lignin.

A new study led by Prof. LIU Xinguo from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has revealed that the selective translation of an upstream open reading frame (uORF) located in the 5′ untranslated region (5′UTR) of the pluripotency-associated metabolic factor Lin28b produces an 85-amino acid microprotein, which has been named PLUM (Pluripotency-associated Lin28b uORF-encoded Microprotein).

A team led by Prof. BAO Xinhe from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a copper-palladium (CuPd) bimetallic catalyst, which dynamically formed abundant Cu-PdH_x interfacial sites with high intrinsic catalytic activity in situ under NO₃⁻RR conditions.

A research team from the Institute of Modern Physics has directly measured the masses of two highly unstable atomic nuclei, phosphorus-26 and sulfur-27. These precise measurements provide crucial information for determining the nuclear reaction rate during X-ray bursts, advancing our understanding of how elements are synthesized under such extreme conditions.

A team of researchers led by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with colleagues from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the University of Bristol, and Nanjing University, has identified the primary non-environmental factors controlling Lithium-to-Magnesium ratio (Li/Mg) fractionation.

Researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences sought to clarify how vegetation types influence hydrological functions. They revealed distinct soil water regulation patterns across vegetation types.

A team led by Prof. ZHANG Jian and Prof. FANG Weihui from the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter proposed a "co-encapsulation" strategy drawing inspiration from micellar self-assembly principles, and constructed the first spherical aluminum oxo cluster (SAlOC-1) through the synergistic guidance of flexible sterically hindered ligands and inorganic lone pair electrons.