A new study led by researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden reports that a plant species lost for nearly nine decades has been rediscovered in southwestern China. This discovery provides new evidence of the species' survival and gives scientists the first complete record of its morphology.

Prof. HE Zuhua's team from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, cloned the broad-spectrum BB resistance gene Xa48. They elucidated a new model for broad-spectrum, durable BB resistance involving an NLR immune receptor and its cognate effector, and revealed the molecular mechanism by which XA48 coordinates growth and immunity during crop domestication.

Prof. FU Zheng's team from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with international collaborators, found that plants can sustain transpiration at higher temperatures than photosynthesis under heat stress, revealing a thermal decoupling between carbon uptake and water loss in terrestrial ecosystems.

Researchers from the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported that the transcription factor SlERF.F4 plays a pivotal role in modulating tomato defense against gray mold. They found that SlERF.F4 transcripts are present in mature green fruits and are significantly increased upon infection.

A collaborative research team led by scientists from the China National Center for Bioinformation, a research center affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with the CAS Institute of Zoology and Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, has constructed a high-precision Human Immune Aging Clock (HIAC). The work systematically characterizes the multiscale dynamics of immunosenescence and identifies the transcription factor RUNX1 as a functional "brake" on T-cell senescence.

A research team led by Profs. ZHANG Tao and HUANG Yanqiang from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from the Southern University of Science and Technology, explored oxygen spillover mechanisms at the microscopic level.

The BESIII international collaboration experiment achieved a major breakthrough in charmonium decay research. The research team led by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, for the first time, observed a distinct "resonance-like" structure at the dipion mass threshold.

A research team led by Profs. FU Qiang and MU Rentao from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered the water-induced dynamic structural evolution of oxides. The study reveals at the atomic scale the dynamic mechanisms of oxidative and reductive hydroxylation of cobalt-based oxide nanostructures in water vapor.

A research team from the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with international partners, has found that the mantle transition zone may serve as a critical barrier to the large-scale transport of water into the lower mantle.

A research team led by Prof. WANG Na from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has conducted in-depth observations of the millisecond pulsar PSR J0435+3233 using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST). The team found that PSR J0435+3233 has a high spin-down rate—two orders of magnitude greater than that of any other known millisecond pulsar in the Milky Way.

A research team from the Kunming Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a two-stage bioconversion system that transforms Ageratina adenophora, one of China's most destructive invasive plants, into a valuable biofertilizer.

A team of researchers led by Prof. LIN Jinxin from Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter of the Chinese Academy of Sciences engineered a biomimetic composite scaffold (MnLA/HBP) that delivers two gasotransmitters, carbon monoxide (CO) and nitric oxide (NO), in an inflammation‑responsive manner.

A collaborative research team led by the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a new class of DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) inhibitors featuring a 7-azaindole core scaffold. Among these compounds, DMI46 demonstrated potent therapeutic activity in models of hypomethylating agent-resistant acute myeloid leukemia (AML), highlighting its potential as a candidate therapy for refractory AML.

A research team from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed an atomic-to-macro multiscale electrode design strategy. By constructing monolithic electrodes with hierarchical porous structures, the team has achieved high-efficiency and long-life hydrogen production at ampere-level current densities.

A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Haibing from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health (SINH) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences uncovered a novel mechanism by which receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) ubiquitination regulates both cell death and inflammation.

A new study led by Prof. LIU Jing from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, has revealed that the nuclear receptor RORA acts as a dose-tunable "rheostat" in OKS-mediated somatic reprogramming.

A research team led by Profs. BAO Xinhe and GAO Dunfeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a novel strategy for direct electrocatalytic ethylene epoxidation. By stabilizing superoxo species with platinum single atoms, the team enhanced ethylene oxide production efficiency.

A research group led by Prof. SHENG Zhigao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the direct observation of strong spin-phonon coupling in the absence of long-range magnetic order.