A Chinese astronomer has helped uncover the exuberant "teenage years" of the Milky Way when it merged with a satellite galaxy, consumed plenty of hydrogen gas and formed many stars, according to a study published in the journal Nature on Thursday.
Peter Mortimer, the South African mycologist has been researching Yunnan's fungi for more than 10 years at the Kunming Institute of Botany. Some of that fungi could help solve the earth's plastic and rubber waste problem, Mortimer says.
A flower exhibition featuring 600,000 tulips and 200,000 others kicked off on Tuesday at the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The exhibition and festival run through the first 10 days of April.
In a paper published in Science, researchers analyzed the polarization of active FRBs and offered the first systematic description of the environments in which they reside. The results indicate that the bursts likely originate in young or complex environments such as supernova remnants.
The Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was established in the late 1950s by the late Cai Xitao, a respected botanist, in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Now, a group of young scientists are carrying forward Cai's scientific spirit.
"I have had the privilege and joy of working side by side with many excellent scientists from both US and China on harnessing fusion energy that powers the sun and the stars, in a shared vision to provide a clean and abundant energy for all humankind. This experience has taught me that science for the progress of humanity has no boundaries. Continued worldwide cooperation on science's biggest challenges will ensure a bright future for our children and grandchildren."
Dr. Anton Zeilinger, has been Einstein Chair Professor of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) since 2016. He has long been engaged in the talent cultivation and the international scientific research cooperation between China and Austria. He devotes great efforts to the development and future of young scholars. In addition, he has cultivated a group of outstanding young Chinese scienticts.
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