The evolution of the lunar dynamo is crucial for understanding the Moon's deep interior structure, thermal history, and surface environment. A recent study by Chinese scientists conducted paleomagnetic analyses on basalts returned by the Chang'e-6 mission and revealed a significant reinforcement of the lunar dynamo approximately 2.8 billion years ago (Ga).
A research team at the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has quantitatively assessed the hydrological connections between soil water in the permafrost active layer, water above the frozen layer, and surface runoff, utilizing long-term data collected from multiple sites across the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.
A collaborative study has uncovered evidence of rice beer dating back approximately 10,000 years at the Shangshan site in Zhejiang Province, China, providing new insights into the origins of alcoholic beverage brewing in East Asia. This discovery highlights the connection between rice fermentation at Shangshan and the region's cultural and environmental context as well as the broader development of early rice agriculture and social structures.
Recently, a new variety of edible lily, the "Zhongbai No. 1", bred by the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was granted with plant variety rights by China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
An international team of scientists recently published a study highlighting the potential role of iron sulfides in the formation of life in early Earth’s terrestrial hot springs. According to the researchers, the sulfides may have catalyzed the reduction of gaseous carbon dioxide into prebiotic organic molecules via nonenzymatic pathways.
A Chinese joint research team led by Prof. LI Tingting from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has validated an independently developed methane emission model, CH4MOD, at the global scale. This research highlights the advantages of process-based models over the commonly used emission factor method.
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