Researchers at the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have successfully developed a novel radical self-assembled molecular material. This innovation overcomes both the inadequate performance and the difficulty of uniformly fabricating large-area hole-transport layers in perovskite solar cells. The technology has been efficiency-certified by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

How do animals living on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau coexist and adapt in such an extreme environment? Chinese scientists have uncovered distinct synergies between diet and gut microbes that support the ecological adaptation and coexistence of species on "the roof of the world." This study offers a brand-new perspective into the relationship between the gut microbiota and large herbivores' environmental adaptation and ecological niche differentiation, according to the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology (NWIPB), under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

For decades, the people of China's arid northwestern region battled shifting sands with simple tools -- pressing straw into the desert to form grids that trapped the windblown grit. Today, scientists are deploying cutting-edge biotechnology, mechanized equipment, and recycled materials to reclaim the land at an unprecedented pace.

A group of Chinese researchers has discovered the biosynthesis and release process of the key pheromone that causes a locust outbreak, making an important contribution to the ecological prevention of locust plagues. Researchers from the Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University have achieved precise chemical control of the biosynthesis and release process of the locust aggregation pheromone 4VA. The study was published on Wednesday in the journal Nature.

A team of Chinese scientists has developed a groundbreaking device capable of converting the friction between vehicle tires and roads into clean electricity. The device, called the roadbed tribological energy harvester (RTE harvester), presents a novel approach to harnessing a vast and previously untapped source of energy.

Chinese researchers have uncovered a previously unreported immune-activating function of methotrexate, a classic immunosuppressive drug, providing a theoretical foundation for its combined use with tumor immunotherapy and radiotherapy in clinical practice. The findings have been published online in Science Translational Medicine.

Chinese researchers have successfully reintroduced Petrocosmea grandiflora, a critically endangered plant long thought lost, into its natural habitat in the sinkholes of Mengzi City, in the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province.

Scientists have uncovered evidence indicating that humans extensively used fire to transform environments as early as 50,000 years ago -- far earlier than previously believed. An international team, led by researchers from the Institute of Oceanology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences analyzed a 300,000-year-old sediment core from the East China Sea. Their studies showed a significant increase in fire activity across East Asia approximately 50,000 years ago.

Construction of supporting infrastructure for a cutting-edge solar telescope began Tuesday in Daocheng County in southwest China's Sichuan Province, marking a significant step toward a new era of high-resolution solar observation. The 2.5-meter Wide-field and High-resolution Solar Telescope (WeHoST), a national research instrumentation project, is led by Nanjing University in collaboration with the Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics and Technology and the Yunnan Observatories, both under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A new study has unveiled a key role of gut microbiome in the adaptation of cervids living on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as "the roof of the world." The study offers a new perspective into the mechanisms by which the gut microbiota help hosts adapt to extreme environments, according to the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology (NWIPB), under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The study, conducted by NWIPB researchers, has been published in the journal BMC Biology.

Chinese researchers have decoded the molecular mechanism behind birds' ability to tolerate highly acidic foods, a trait that has long puzzled scientists. Published in the journal Science on Friday, the study reveals that a key mutation in the sour taste receptor OTOP1 gene enables songbirds to consume acidic fruits without aversion. Lai Ren, a researcher and the corresponding author of the paper at the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, said his team found that a single amino acid change in OTOP1 enhances sour tolerance in songbirds, likely aiding their dietary expansion and species diversification.

A Chinese research team has developed a new remote-sensing satellite model, which has for the first time achieved the high-precision, dynamic calculation of CO2 emissions from large coal-fired power plants, providing a new solution for global carbon emissions monitoring.

Chinese scientists have developed the world's first ultra-high parallel optical computing integrated chip that's capable of delivering a theoretical peak computing power of 2560 TOPS (Tera Operations Per Second) at a 50 GHz optical clock speed, a metric that reportedly benchmarks against NVIDIA's advanced GPU chips. The achievement comes from researchers at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A new study has revealed that chronic exposure to artificial light at night can trigger depression-like behaviors by activating a specific neural pathway in the brain. The study, conducted on tree shrews -- diurnal mammals genetically close to primates, offers critical insights into how nighttime light may disrupt mood regulation. It has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

A group of Chinese researchers has developed a cocktail hydrogel that can promote the regeneration of the neurovascular unit and repair damaged brain tissue, providing an important theoretical basis and novel strategies for cell replacement therapy for cortical brain injuries. Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health developed the new cocktail hydrogel, which exhibits a three-dimensional scaffold structure with biomimetic properties.

For fifteen years, scientists had grappled with a fundamental mystery about Denisovans, human beings' ancient cousins. They wondered what Denisovans looked liked. The answer to this question held special significance for East Asian and Oceanian communities, who carry distinct traces of Denisovan DNA. Now, two landmark studies published Wednesday in Science and Cell, respectively, present molecular evidence confirming that a remarkably preserved 146,000-year-old hominin skull, discovered near Harbin in northeast China, represents a definitive Denisovan fossil.

A new study has unveiled the key mechanism for alpine grassland carbon sink on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in western China, providing scientific underpinning for ecological security. The study, conducted by researchers from the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology (NWIPB), under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been published in the journal Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.

China has released its most detailed map yet of grassland vegetation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, using a scale of 1:500,000. The map, developed by a team led by Wang Yanfen, a professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), was officially unveiled on Tuesday during an academic seminar on grassland vegetation mapping.