Top Geneticist Honored for Boosting Grain Production

​Li Zhensheng, a prominent Chinese geneticist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was awarded the nation's top honor for his contributions in cultivating high-yield wheat varieties and boosting China's grain production.

750 Meters! Chinese Researchers Set New Record for Environmental Science Drilling on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

A team led by Chinese academician Fang Xiaomin from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research has reached 750 meters, during their environmental science drilling in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, or the Tibetan Plateau, setting a new record, the Global Times learned from the ITP on Tuesday.

Huge Chance for China's Battery Market to Grow, Says Expert

Inaugural Volume of Human Phenome Book Series Debuts at Shanghai Forum

Leroy Hood, a world renowned scientist and recipient of the Lasker Awards, unveiled the Chinese version of his new book, The Age of Scientific Wellness, at the 2024 Pujiang Innovation Forum held at the Zhangjiang Science Hall on Sept 7. This publication, which outlines Hood's vision for a data-driven approach to healthcare, marks the inaugural volume in the International Human Phenome Project series.

Science Award: 49 Young Scientists Awarded 2024 Xplorer Prize

49 young scientists were awarded this year's Xplorer Prize, a science award initiated by the Tencent Foundation and some renowned scientists – to encourage talents working on fundamental science and disruptive technologies.

Four Scientists Win 2024 Future Science Prize

The winners of the 2024 Future Science Prize were announced in Beijing on Friday. Zhang Tao, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, and Li Yadong, a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Tsinghua University, shared the prize in physical sciences for their pioneering contributions to the development and application of Single-Atom Catalysis.

Habitat Connectivity Drives Panda Recovery: Study

In a study published in Current Biology on August 9, a research team led by Prof. WEI Fuwen from Jiangxi Agricultural University and the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have revealed the mechanism and process of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) recovery.

Chinese Scientists Reveal Novel Mechanism of Plant Immunity Against Viruses

Chinese scientists established PRMT6-mediated arginine methylation of viral suppressor RNA silencing (VSR) as a novel mechanism of plant immunity against viruses. Their work, entitled "Protein targeting methyltransferase 6 media antiviral immunity in plants", was published in Cell Host & Microbe on Aug. 5.

Study Shows Link Between Asymmetric Polar Ice Sheet Evolution and Global Climate

Recent joint research led by Professor AN Zhisheng from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the pivotal role of the growth of the Antarctic ice sheet and associated Southern Hemisphere sea ice expansion in triggering the mid-Pleistocene climate transition (MPT). It has also shown how asymmetric polar ice sheet evolution affects global climate.

Potential and Challenges of Designing Nanozymes for In Vivo Applications

Recently, a research team led by Prof. YAN Xiyun extensively reviewed the representative research progress of nanozyme catalysis in medicine, discussing feasible in vivo application design strategies and looking ahead at the challenges and prospects of clinical translation of nanozymes.