Researchers led by Prof. ZHANG Yuanming from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography have revealed the microstructure and expansion mechanism of cyanobacteria-dominated biological soil crusts. By employing micro-scale X-ray computed tomography, they visualized the internal structural responses of cyanobacteria-dominated BSCs in unprecedented detail.
A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Jie from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made progress in enhancing the photocatalytic antibacterial activity of manganese and sulfur co-doped ZnIn2S4 (ZIS), using a novel oxygen vacancy-rich α-MnO2 decomposition approach.
A recent study conducted by researchers from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reveals that the East Asian summer monsoon underwent frequent and rapid shifts even during past warm periods that were previously thought to be climatically stable.
Traditionally, the duration of LOME was estimated at 1–2 million years. However, the use of advanced high-precision zircon U-Pb dating techniques shows that the extinction occurred on a much shorter timescale, spanning hundreds of thousands of years.
A research team led by Prof. PANG Shaojun from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, has reported on the challenges of genetic homogeneity in aquaculture of the kelp Saccharina japonica.
An international research team led by Dr. ZHANG Shukang and postdoctoral researcher Dr. CHOI Seung from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has conducted a comprehensive study of secondary eggshell units (SEUs) in dinosaur eggshells using techniques including electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), polarized light microscopy (PLM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). For comparison, they examined some eggshells of modern birds, turtles, and crocodiles.
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