Chinese scientists have identified a key mechanism that governs the function of plant stem cells — cells that enable plants to continuously generate new leaves, stems and flowers — a finding that could enable the improvement of crop yields, quality and resilience. The researchers found that the mechanical properties of the plant cell wall play a pivotal role in stem cell regulation.
Liang Wenfeng, founder of the Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, and "Deep diver" Chinese geoscientist Du Mengran have been selected for the journal Nature's annual "Nature's 10" list, which highlights ten people at the heart of some of the biggest science stories of 2025. The pair are recognized respectively for driving the development of powerful large-scale AI models and for pioneering deep-sea exploration that revealed some of the deepest animal ecosystems ever observed on Earth.
The 3rd Youth Innovation Forum on Digital Earth, also known as the Joint ISPRS-ISDE Conference on Geo-Digitalization for Sustainable Development Goals, was held in Nairobi, Kenya, marking a historic milestone as the forum convened on the African continent for the first time.
Recently, researchers from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully developed China's first adaptive hydrogel biomimetic suction disc. This breakthrough addresses key technological challenges in underwater grasping and fine manipulation, providing crucial technical support for related industrial upgrades.
A groundbreaking experiment recreates Einstein's 1927 thought challenge, confirming fundamental quantum principle. In a landmark study that brings a definitive close to one of the most famous debates in modern physics, a team of Chinese scientists has experimentally validated Niels Bohr's core quantum principle, demonstrating that a particle's path and its wave-like behavior are fundamentally mutually exclusive – a notion Albert Einstein famously resisted.
This year's newly elected academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said at the certificate awarding ceremony on Friday that they would leverage their research to drive economic development and address the pressing needs of the country. In November, the CAS announced the election of 73 new members from China, bringing the total CAS number to 908.
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