Second Quarter 2024----Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Unwrapping the Origin Story of the Baobab
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Illuminating Darwin's 'Abominable Mystery'— Vast DNA Tree of Life for Plants Revealed
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World's First High-definition Geologic Atlas of the Moon Unveiled
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Study Reveals Giant Store of Global Soil Carbon
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Chinese Scientists Discover Huge Magnetic Toroids in the Milky Way Halo

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Two Jurassic Mammaliaforms from China Shed Light on Mammalian Evolution
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USTC Proposes Novel Design Methodology for Hardware Gaussian Random Number Generators
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Scientists Call for Using Consumption-based Accounting of Carbon Emissions to Increase Fairness
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New Strategy Leverages Lignin Condensation for Biomass Utilization
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Novel Strategy Proposed for All-climate Zinc-ion Batteries

Unwrapping the Origin Story of the Baobab

Genomic and ecological analyses recently done by a global research team led by Sino-Africa Joint Research Center (hosted by Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences), suggest that Madagascar, is the origin from where all other baobab species hail.

Illuminating Darwin's 'Abominable Mystery'— Vast DNA Tree of Life for Plants Revealed

A vast DNA tree of life brings open access DNA sequences of more than 9,500 flowering plants was recently achieved, this invaluable resource lets us answer key questions about modern plant life and look back in time to its origins.

World's First High-definition Geologic Atlas of the Moon Unveiled

World's first high-definition geologic atlas of the whole Moon on a scale of 1:2.5 million was officially unveiled. The atlas, both in Chinese and English, includes the Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe and the Map Quadrangles of the Geologic Atlas of the Moon.

Study Reveals Giant Store of Global Soil Carbon

Prof. HUANG Yuanyuan from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research found a whopping 2,305 billion tons of carbon stored as SIC in the top two meters of soil worldwide, which is more than five times the carbon found in all of the world's vegetation combined.

Chinese Scientists Discover Huge Magnetic Toroids in the Milky Way Halo

Prof. HAN Jinlin and Dr. XU Jun from the National Astronomical Observatories revealed the huge magnetic toroids in the halo of the Milky Way, which is fundamental for cosmic ray propagation and provides crucial constraints for understanding the physical processes of interstellar medium and the origin of cosmic magnetic fields.

Two Jurassic Mammaliaforms from China Shed Light on Mammalian Evolution

Dr. MAO Fangyuan and Dr. ZHANG Chi from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, together with colleagues from Australia and the United States, reported two Jurassic mammaliaforms from China, revealing the earliest dental diversification, mandibular middle ears, and articular-quadrate joint transformation of mammaliaforms.

USTC Proposes Novel Design Methodology for Hardware Gaussian Random Number Generators

Researchers from USTC proposed a novel design methodology for Gaussian random number generators tailored for SerDes simulation systems, making a progress in hardware GRN generation algorithms.

Scientists Call for Using Consumption-based Accounting of Carbon Emissions to Increase Fairness

A new study by Chinese scientists has called for the use of consumption-based accounting emissions in calculating global carbon emissions in order to help make allocating responsibility for reducing emissions just and fair.

New Strategy Leverages Lignin Condensation for Biomass Utilization

Chemists from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their colleagues developed an innovative approach to harness lignin condensation - often considered a nuisance - for efficient utilization of lignocellulose.

Novel Strategy Proposed for All-climate Zinc-ion Batteries

A research team led by Prof. HU Linhua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science has constructed a hydrogel electrolyte formula by using ClO₄^- anions and polyacrylamide chains to anchor water molecules, while glucose molecules preferentially regulate Zn²⁺ solvation.