Researchers have produced the first high-resolution maps detailing forest diversity patterns across China. The study was led by the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with domestic and international institutions, and its results have been published in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
As winter blankets Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, the vibrant landscape belies the scientific milestone it houses: a 30-square-meter "vault of life" -- the seed bank of the National Wild Plant Germplasm Resource Center for Chenshan Botanical Garden. The Center recently announced a significant achievement: it now holds over 100 million viable seeds, representing 1,950 wild plant species from 159 families and 785 genera, including 323 species endemic to China and 68 rare and endangered species.
In the course of almost two years after China's astronomical satellite named Einstein Probe (EP) was launched, it has managed to capture many extraordinary transient events in the universe that flicker like fireworks, thereby helping expand human understanding of extreme physical phenomena in the cosmos.
Scientists have harnessed ancient DNA to reconstruct the intricate social structure of one of China's earliest cities, revealing a genetically diverse society anchored in the authority of patrilineal clans. The research published on Thursday in Nature presents the first direct genetic evidence regarding the origins of the Shimao population -- the builders of Shimao, a massive Neolithic walled settlement in northern China that thrived around 4,300 years ago and was abandoned about 500 years later.
The 23-year-old Ahmed Medhat Mostafa Elsayed is an Egyptian student who is currently doing research in particle physics at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei. Now Elsayed, whose research topic focuses on heavy neutrinos, plans to apply for the doctoral degree here, hoping he could make some influential scientific research achievements in the future and could become a bridge on academic exchange between China and the world.
China's Tiangong space station is set to welcome another spectacled visitor. ZHANG Hongzhang, researcher from a leading natural science institute, will conduct experiments in orbit 400 km above Earth, elevating his quest for achieving groundbreaking studies to cosmic heights. The 39-year-old space debutant is a payload specialist on the Shenzhou-21 crewed mission, which is scheduled for launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China late on Friday.
For nearly 10 years, Tajik geologist Dzhovid Yogibekov has made his life in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, where his studies have grown into a deep connection with local society. Xinjiang, which borders Tajikistan, is easily accessible from his home country. Yogibekov said he could reach Tajikistan in just a few hours via the Karasu Port in Kashgar, which makes it more convenient for him to study in the region.
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