Chinese scientists have taken a crucial step from "seeing" to "reading" a black hole, unveiling the first spatially resolved spectral index map of the M87 black hole on the event horizon scale, revealing the gradient of the spectral index with distance from the center.

A technical road map that natively embeds artificial intelligence across the full life cycle of advanced nuclear energy systems was unveiled on Friday at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, aiming to tackle one of the most challenging issues in industrial AI — deploying AI algorithms in fields with zero tolerance for safety failures.

​China on Tuesday kicked off trial operations for the High Intensity Heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) following its completion and official technological acceptance, marking a major milestone in the nation's quest to unlock the secrets of the universe's fundamental building blocks.

An upgraded 2.0 version of the ScienceOne Omni scientific foundation model was launched on Friday at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in east China's Shanghai, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Friday launched a large collection of curated scientific and technological texts and data designed to help artificial intelligence models understand specialized scientific knowledge.

Are sinkholes safe havens or evolutionary traps? A new study by Chinese researchers suggests they might be both and that the dark side wins. In a study published in Current Biology on Tuesday, researchers from the South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the CAS Guangxi Institute of Botany found that colossal karst sinkholes can help preserve the endangered Magnolia aromatica tree, but also limit gene flow and diminish its long-term evolutionary potential.

The farside of the Moon receives solar wind particles at nearly full speed, while its Earth-facing side is hit by the same wind after it has been slowed by nearly half, according to a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience on Wednesday.

Two scientists from China and the United States will receive the prestigious UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences at an award ceremony to be held on July 17 in Paris, France. Pan Jianwei and Sergei S. Sheiko are the laureates of the third edition of the prize, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's statement on Friday.

Chinese scientists have set a new world record for next-generation solar cells, bringing lightweight, flexible and highly efficient solar power closer to everyday use on everything from wearable devices to space stations. The researchers achieved a certified steady-state power conversion efficiency of 28.04 percent using a perovskite-organic tandem solar cell. This tandem architecture integrates two complementary light-absorbing subcells to harvest a broader range of the solar spectrum than traditional single-layer devices.

Leading scientists pledged to accelerate the translation of research into productive forces, voicing strong support for President Xi Jinping's call to deepen the integration of sci-tech innovation with industrial innovation and build a financial system suited to technological advancement.

China on Friday put into operation a large offshore platform for controlled in-situ experiments regarding coastal ecosystems, marking a new phase of systematic, intelligent and open coastal ecological research in the country. Developed by the Institute of Oceanology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS), the facility is deployed in the Yellow Sea off Rongcheng in east China's Shandong Province. It is the country's largest open-access facility for in-situ coastal experiments.

In China, seaweed farming is both economically and strategically important. It provides food, supports coastal employment and underpins a broader mariculture economy that includes processing, seedling production, marine ranching and adjacent sectors producing with abalone, sea cucumber and sea urchin. Researchers from Qingdao demonstrate that wakame can be grown in subtropical Fujian province, opening new opportunities for seaweed aquaculture.

After decades of research to address this challenge, Academician Zhang Tao and his team proposed the concept of Single-atom catalysis in 2011, in which individual metal atoms are isolated and dispersed on a support, with each atom serving as an independent active center. The approach raises atomic utilization from just a few percent to nearly 100 percent. The breakthrough, first demonstrated with platinum-group metals and later extended to more than 40 elements across the periodic table, received the first prize of the State Natural Science Award in Beijing on Wednesday in recognition of its fundamental role in reshaping the field of catalysis.

All the ten national key scientific and technological infrastructures that have been built and put into operation in Shanghai are now open to public use. These infrastructures, which include the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) and the National Facility for Protein Science in Shanghai, serve as important engines for the integration of science and technology innovation and industries in the city.

Chen Liquan, a newly honored recipient of the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award played down personal glory and kept coming back to one vision: Electric China. "For me, the honor isn't really the point. What matters is that the country takes Electric China seriously and gives it the recognition it deserves," he said. "What we've done so far is still far from enough."

China's top minds gathered at the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday, where President Xi Jinping stressed science and technology innovation as the path forward for Chinese modernization. He said the 15th Five-Year Plan period is a critical phase for tackling tough challenges in building up the country's strength in science and technology.

Basic research is the foundation of all scientific and technological innovation. In recent years, the CAS Shanghai Branch has worked closely with Shanghai to foster basic research. It also provides stable support for young researchers, creating an environment where long-term scientific exploration can generate breakthroughs that serve national priorities and advance cutting-edge research.

"Taotao," the world's first Yangtze finless porpoise to be naturally bred and raised in human care, celebrated its 21st birthday on Sunday. To mark the occasion, three generations of researchers from the species' conservation program gathered at the Baiji Dolphinarium in Wuhan, Hubei Province.