The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is emerging as a key scientific frontier in China's response to climate change and ecological governance. As glacier retreat, river changes and shifts in alpine ecosystems draw growing attention, researchers are using long-term observations and systematic studies to better understand environmental changes on the plateau and support ecological security.

A new study by Chinese scientists is deepening the comprehension of the asynchronous relationship between climate change and permafrost degradation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A new study has found that climate warming is driving a widespread and sustained loss of oxygen in rivers around the world, putting freshwater ecosystems at risk. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, was conducted by a research team led by researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGLAS).

Chinese scientists authored a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature detailing a programmable quantum computing prototype called "Jiuzhang 4.0," marking a major breakthrough in optical quantum computing power.

Scientists have discovered how a major wind system, known as the mid-latitude westerlies, delivers moisture to the Asian Water Towers, the high mountain regions that supply fresh water to nearly two billion people. The study, led by researchers from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with international partners, was recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Nearly 500,000 people took part in the 22nd Public Science Day held by the Chinese Academy of Sciences over the weekend, immersing themselves in the marvels of scientific discovery. The event, themed "Enjoy a Scientific Journey, Empower the Future", brought together 138 research institutes and affiliated organizations across the country, opened more than 300 research facilities, and organized around 350 popular science activities led by 6,000 researchers and volunteers.

An international team of scientists has secured a breakthrough in realizing asymmetric division in artificial cells, marking a major advance in synthetic life research and opening new possibilities for next-generation biomanufacturing. The findings were published on Wednesday in the journal Nature.

Chinese researchers have built a new type of battery that may solve one of the biggest challenges in clean energy: how to store hydrogen easily and efficiently. The team, led by scientists from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed the first prototype of a gas-solid hydride ion battery. Their findings were published in the journal Joule.

China has begun the world's first space experiment on human artificial embryos, with samples now aboard its space station and the study progressing smoothly, scientists announced Wednesday. Delivered by the Tianzhou-10 cargo craft launched earlier this week, the human artificial embryo samples have been installed in the space station's experimental module by the orbiting taikonauts.

Proteins extracted from six teeth of early humans residing in what is now China around 400,000 years ago provide new insights into how ancient genetic material may have made its way into modern humans. An analysis of the tooth proteins from Homo erectus, the first human ancestor to walk out of Africa, was reported this week in the journal Nature. It identifies a genetic marker also found in Denisovans, a little-known early human group first found in a Siberian cave, and in some modern human populations today, suggesting the two ancient populations may have coexisted and interacted in parts of East Asia.

The High-Specific-Power Cathode-Closed Air-Cooled Stack, developed by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has passed the sci-tech achievement appraisal. Dubbed the "hydrogen heart" for industrial-grade drones, the new stack combines lightweight design, high power output and air-cooling technology, and is capable of doubling the flight endurance of industrial-grade drones.

Scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China have successfully deployed a multi-mode quantum relay network, achieving matter-matter entanglement over 14.5 kilometers, according to media reports. The system, known as "Xinghan-2", was detailed in the journal Nature Photonics on May 7. It addresses a key bottleneck in quantum communication by achieving both high transmission rates and high fidelity at the same time.

A Chinese research team has announced a key breakthrough in the space-based gravitational wave detection program named Taiji, according to the Institute of Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

The Chinese scientific research vessel Tansuo 1 arrived in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Sunday after completing the first China-Chile joint manned deep-sea expedition to the Atacama Trench off the coast of Chile, marking a major step forward in international marine scientific cooperation and China's active participation in global ocean governance.

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang has stressed that the country needs to comprehensively improve its basic research level and original innovation capability. Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during recent inspection tours in Fujian Province, Shanghai and Beijing.

China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) is replacing a critical component with domestically produced technology for the first time, according to the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A team of Chinese researchers has built a computational framework to study aging at the individual level in order to predict biological age and track the different aging rates of individual organs, according to a research article published in the journal Cell on Friday.

Based on observations from China's Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO), researchers have detected ultra-high-energy gamma rays from a special type of object in the Milky Way. This object is a gamma-ray binary system, meaning it consists of two stars: one massive star and one compact object. The compact object could be either a neutron star or a black hole.