JUNO Completed Liquid Filling and Begins Data Taking

The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) has successfully completed filling its 20,000-tons liquid scintillator detector and begun data taking on August 26. After more than a decade of preparation and construction, JUNO is the first of a new generation of very large neutrino experiments to reach this stage.

• Chinese, International Scientists Reveal Solid Inner Core in Mars

  Chinese and international scientists have, for the first time, discovered a solid inner core, with a radius of about 600 km, inside Mars, thereby providing crucial clues to the evolutionary history of Mars' magnetic field. A team led by Sun Daoyuan and Mao Zhu from the University of Science and Technology of China, located in east China's Anhui Province, in collaboration with an international researcher, conducted an in-depth analysis of marsquake data recorded by NASA's InSight lander.

• Deep Sea Worm Fights 'Poison With Poison' to Survive High Arsenic and Sulfide Levels

  A deep sea worm that inhabits hydrothermal vents survives the high levels of toxic arsenic and sulfide in its environment by combining them in its cells to form a less hazardous mineral.

• Xinjiang's Cotton Irrigation Technologies Contribute to Central Asia's Sustainable Development

  When it comes to Central Asia, people will think of many colors: the yellow of vast deserts, the black of rich oil reserves, and the white of cotton fields. Particularly in Uzbekistan, at the heart of the region, cotton is often referred to as "white gold." Cotton is the natural national wealth of the country, and today it has become a symbol of friendship, marking the scientific cooperation between China and Central Asian countries, as well as their shared commitment to sustainable development.