Researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden have identified a protein called COPPER DEFICIENCY INDUCED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1 (CITF1) that negatively regulates iron uptake in Arabidopsis thaliana. They found that CITF1 controls iron uptake by directly interacting with FER-LIKE IRON DEFICIENCY-INDUCED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR (FIT), a master regulator that activates genes responsible for iron absorption.

A research team led by Prof. SUN Chaomin from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed that deep-sea methanogenic archaea efficiently utilize phosphorus and store energy through polyphosphate (polyP) metabolism.

A recent study has generated the first 10-meter dynamic water dataset for the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, revealing that existing global water products may substantially underestimate surface water extent in mountainous areas.

A team led by Prof. CHONG Kang from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified what it calls an "intelligent molecular module," Chilling Phoenix (CHPO), which coordinates chilling resilience and nitrogen use in rice by automatically changing its function depending on environmental conditions.

Researchers led by H. Eric Xu and LI Jia from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica have proposed what they call the "first principle of drug design"—designing drugs whose delivery mimics the body's physiology—to create a new type of FXR agonist. They have designed and synthesized a non-bile-acid FXR agonist—a novel drug candidate, Linafexor.

Scientists from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Shihezi University, have developed a novel method to identify cotton fields in Xinjiang during the plastic-mulching stage, which is crucial for cultivation management, irrigation scheduling, and agricultural insurance.

The researchers from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have constructed the first comprehensive profile of this long-period system, and discovered that the transferred material does not directly impact the primary star. Instead, it forms a rotating structure—an accretion disk.

According to a new study by researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the vitamin C industry may offer an unexpected resource for sustainable agriculture. They found that a byproduct of vitamin C fermentation can improve soil biological activity and crop performance. Under field conditions, it increased maize grain yield by 8.26% to 13.46%.

A recent study has precisely measured the quantum‑state populations in collisions between highly charged nitrogen ions and helium atoms, shedding new light on the key atomic processes underlying solar coronal mass ejections. Crucially, the researchers found that double‑excited‑state populations contribute significantly to the soft X‑rays observed during these events.

A research team from the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with international collaborators, has revealed that tensor interactions generate high‑momentum nucleons in the nucleus — as evidenced by a sharp rise in the positive‑ to negative‑parity cross‑section ratio and a distinct peak at about 2 fm⁻¹ in oxygen‑15, matching theoretical predictions.

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found that soil microorganisms living in different-sized soil aggregates adopt contrasting strategies to cope with increasing nitrogen inputs, shedding new light on how microbial communities regulate carbon and nitrogen cycling in grassland ecosystems.

Scientists have obtained phase-connected timing solutions for two newly discovered binary pulsars, PSR J1929+4105 and PSR J2359+4239. While both pulsars now reside in similar configurations—each orbiting a massive white dwarf companion—the real surprise lies in the different evolutionary pathways that led them to these nearly identical destinations.

The surface of the massive, metal-rich asteroid Psyche—which orbits the Sun in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter—may harbor a large amount of low-iron pyroxene, according to a recent study led by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Researchers from Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have carried out the first statistical search for millimeter continuum variability in massive protoclusters using multi-epoch observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The team identified five variable sources and established the first statistical constraints on millimeter variability in these environments.

Researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made an important advance in the atomic-scale prediction of protein–protein interactions by developing Void-X, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model that designs protein interfaces from the bottom up.

Termination shocks could be the origin of ground-level enhancement events, according to a new study by researchers at the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The study provided insights for space weather prediction, improving the timeliness and accuracy of forecasts for solar high-energy particle events.

A research team led by Prof. GAO Peng from the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed an innovative molecular design strategy based on cyclohexadienone spiro molecules with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) and unique dual-fluorescence performance.

Researchers from the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology revealed that the Ontong Java Plateau in the western Pacific Ocean, known as the largest oceanic plateau on Earth, may have been formed by a thermochemical plume.