A research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has successfully completed field tests of a newly developed, unmanned vehicle-mounted glacier penetrating radar on the Bayi Glacier in the central Qilian Mountains. The tests, conducted between October 10 and 25, 2025, demonstrate a significant advancement in autonomous glacier monitoring technology.
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A research team from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found that lunar soil samples brought back by China’s Chang’e-6 mission contain high concentrations of OH/H₂O and low deuterium-to-hydrogen (D/H) ratios. These characteristics align with lunar water originating from the solar wind, the team noted.
A research team led by Prof. HU Li from the Institute of Psychology has proposed a new theoretical framework called the "Human–AI Empathy Loop," highlighting empathy as a key driver for developing emotionally intelligent and socially adaptive artificial agents.
A new study led by Prof. CHEN Hongsong from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture has revealed that calcium-rich bedrock can reshape the latitudinal diversity gradient within karst forests. These findings provide empirical evidence that geodiversity can modulate or even overturn the traditional LDG by altering soil formation and nutrient availability.
A research team led by Prof. WANG Guodong from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology has developed a highly sensitive liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) detection method capable of distinguishing between the two chiral forms of α-bitter acids.
The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO), located at an altitude of 4,410 meters on Mount Haizi in Daocheng County, began regular operations in July 2021. It has since been recognized as a leading international facility with the world's highest sensitivity and accuracy for gamma-ray and cosmic-ray detection.
Chinese scientists have, for the first time, discovered rare-earth biomineralization in ferns — a breakthrough that could pave the way for a cleaner and more sustainable method of extracting rare-earth elements, the Global Times learned on Thursday. The research team, led by Zhu Jianxi from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, achieved the milestone through phytomining — a green technique that uses hyperaccumulator plants to extract metals from soil — offering a potential solution to the environmental challenges of traditional rare-earth mining.
The human brain is by no means terra incognita. We’ve known for decades that memories form in the hippocampus and our fight-or-flight response stirs in the amygdala. But scientists are nowhere near a thorough inventory of our 86 billion neurons and roughly equivalent number of glial cells, much less a map of how different cell types join up into circuits to enable thought. A new global collaboration intends to chart that terrain in exquisite detail. On 20 September, scientists from around the world gathered at a conference here to launch the International Consortium for Primate Brain Mapping (ICPBM).
Footage of four mice living aboard China's space station has recently been transmitted back to Earth, revealing these small animals in good spirits and in an apparent state of well-being. After completing their orbital mission, the "mice astronauts" will return to Earth aboard the Shenzhou-20 spaceship for further analysis.
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