Nearly 400 orchid species are on display at an exhibition that opened April 19 at Kunming Botanical Garden in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The exhibition, the second of its kind, is housed in the garden's orchid pavilion, which is operated by the Kunming Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The Shenzhou-20 astronauts, or taikonauts, will conduct three new life science experiments, involving zebrafish, planarians and streptomyces, during their stay at the China Space Station, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Wednesday.

Chinese scientists have devised a detailed map of wild and cultivated rice genes, providing resources for the development of superior and more productive crop varieties to tackle global food shortages and environmental challenges. Published in Nature this week, the study compiled 145 representative rice samples, most of which were wild species.

China has become the first non-European country to successfully deploy and integrate the services necessary to establish a node for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory in its initial phase. The Chinese node, built by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, passed the integration test organized by SKA Observatory headquarters on Monday.

Scientists at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new forecasting tool called iDust that enhances predictions of dust storms, addressing a critical challenge for renewable energy, particularly in desert regions where dust can drastically reduce solar panel efficiency.

Space enthusiasts in Shanghai will have the chance to see a life-size model of China's next-generation cargo craft Qingzhou, designed for future in-orbit supply delivery, during the upcoming Space Day celebrations. Developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the new launch vehicle weighs about 5 tonnes and is capable of sending at least 1.8 tonnes of supplies into space.

Astronomers from China's National Astronomical Observatories, Peking University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Normal University, and the Netherlands' Leiden University have found over 1,300 new quasars behind the Galactic plane by using China's Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), and the scientists said the results shed new light on some hot issues of cosmic research.

Chinese scientists have found a way to make flexible tandem solar cells more efficient and durable by enhancing the adhesion of top layers to the bottom layers of the cell, according to a recent research article published in the journal Nature Energy.

Chinese scientists have revealed the highest-resolution pangenome sequence collection based on 145 samples of chromosome-level assemblies, comprising genome sequences of 129 wild and 16 cultivated rice， and exploring the domestication and evolutionary history of the latter according to a paper released in Nature this Wednesday by the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A research team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from the University of Chicago and other institutions has identified materials that contract upon heating, which enables the rejuvenation of aging lithium-ion batteries with nearly 100 percent voltage recovery, promising to revolutionize future material design and application.

China has successfully established the world's first three-satellite constellation based on the Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) in the Earth-moon region of space, laying a foundation for the exploration and utilization of space, and for future crewed deep-space exploration. DRO-A and DRO-B, two satellites developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and deployed in the DRO, have established inter-satellite measurement and communication links with DRO-L.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand visited the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS), a major scientific facility located in Huairou District, Beijing, on Saturday, according to the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Cao Jun, director of the IHEP, extended a warm welcome to the Thai delegation.

Luo Shixiao, curator of the SCBG herbarium, said through an independently developed intelligent specimen management system, named Cathaya, the herbarium in 2024 completed the reception of over 50,000 plant specimens and uploaded 300,000 pieces of spatiotemporal distribution information concerning the collected specimens. This system has enabled efficient management of the entire process from field investigation to digital sharing of specimens -- setting a new paradigm for biodiversity research and intelligent management.

Chinese researchers have revealed that the Tibetan Plateau is expected to experience accelerated warming in the next 10 years, according to the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This new study utilized decadal climate prediction, suggesting improved accuracy in regional climate forecasts.

Scientists have uncovered the first known natural defense mechanism against citrus greening disease, a deadly plant illness often referred to as the "cancer of citrus" that has devastated citrus farms worldwide. The breakthrough, led by a research team from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS), was published in the journal Science.

China on Friday completed and shipped the final set of Correction Coil In-Cryostat Feeder components to the site of ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) in southern France. The ITER magnet feeder system was developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP), and it is known as the "lifeline" of the ITER magnet system.

A Chinese research team has uncovered a previously unknown "gut-joint axis" mechanism that drives osteoarthritis, revolutionizing the understanding of this degenerative joint disease, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

An international research team has unearthed a 160-million-year-old fossil in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region that provides insights into the evolution of parasitic worms. The study, conducted by researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS), was published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.