A Chinese research team has developed an advanced method to overcome long-standing challenges in the application of aromatic amines, promising a safer and more efficient alternative to an old industrial process, according to a study recently published in the journal Nature. The research, led by Zhang Xiaheng from the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduces a novel strategy that efficiently converts inert aromatic carbon-nitrogen bonds into various crucial chemical bonds.

Chinese scientists have made a major breakthrough in lunar science by analyzing lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-6 mission, providing a crucial scientific basis for lunar research, according to the China National Space Administration. Researchers from Shandong University, the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Yunnan University have, for the first time, discovered micron-sized hematite (α-Fe2O3) and maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) crystals formed by large impact events.

What mechanism accelerates cosmic rays to the 3 peta-electron-volt (PeV) range — over 1,000 times the energy of the world's most powerful man-made particle accelerators — causing a sharp decline in the number of higher-energy cosmic rays and forming a knee-like shape in their energy spectrum? Using data from China's Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO), a team of Chinese and international scientists has identified powerful jets from black holes as the "engines" driving high-energy particles in the Milky Way. This marks a milestone in observationally connecting the "knee" structure to a specific type of astrophysical source since its discovery 70 years ago.

The latest samples from 26 scientific experiments conducted aboard China's space station, totaling approximately 46.67 kilograms, were brought back to Earth on Friday, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Marking the ninth transfer of materials from the orbiting laboratory, the Shenzhou-21 return capsule brought back samples from experiments in space life sciences, materials science and combustion research.

Researchers have recently uncovered that dust plays a critical role in regulating the global carbon cycle and climate change, advancing understanding of Earth's ecosystem and providing new insights for predicting the carbon cycle's evolution under global warming. The study was carried out by a joint team from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), with British and Swedish collaborators, and the findings were published online in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment on Tuesday.

Chinese scientists have uncovered the key mechanism behind seismic activities in the eastern Himalayas, providing new insights into both the seismic risks and the uplift process of this archetypal mountain belt on Earth, according to a research article recently published in the journal National Science Review.

Researchers from the Institute of Semiconductors under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have achieved a breakthrough in perovskite solar cell technology, paving the way for their commercial adoption, Science and Technology Daily reported on Monday. The newly developed prototype attained a high photoconversion efficiency of 27.2 percent alongside markedly enhanced operational stability. These findings were recently published in the journal Science.

Chinese scientists have uncovered a common mechanism behind two rapid-acting depression therapies, providing crucial insights for the development of new treatments with fewer side effects. Their findings have been published in Nature.

The idea of reviving dinosaurs, a long-standing science fiction trope, may be closer to reality in 100 to 200 years through advancements in artificial intelligence and new genetic methods, according to leading paleontologists at an international symposium in Shanghai. Held from Oct 28 to 31, the four-day China's Dinosaurs: From Research to Science Education symposium brought together over 20 top international paleontologists to discuss breakthroughs and the future direction of paleontology.

Chinese scientists have, for the first time, discovered rare-earth biomineralization in ferns — a breakthrough that could pave the way for a cleaner and more sustainable method of extracting rare-earth elements, the Global Times learned on Thursday. The research team, led by Zhu Jianxi from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, achieved the milestone through phytomining — a green technique that uses hyperaccumulator plants to extract metals from soil — offering a potential solution to the environmental challenges of traditional rare-earth mining.

A new study has revealed that the Southern Ocean releases far more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere during the winter than previously estimated, with seasonal emissions potentially underestimated by as much as 40 percent. The study was led by researchers from the Ministry of Natural Resources' Second Institute of Oceanography and the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology (NIGLAS), and its results were published in the latest issue of Science Advances.

The human brain is by no means terra incognita. We’ve known for decades that memories form in the hippocampus and our fight-or-flight response stirs in the amygdala. But scientists are nowhere near a thorough inventory of our 86 billion neurons and roughly equivalent number of glial cells, much less a map of how different cell types join up into circuits to enable thought. A new global collaboration intends to chart that terrain in exquisite detail. On 20 September, scientists from around the world gathered at a conference here to launch the International Consortium for Primate Brain Mapping (ICPBM).

Sci-tech innovation is providing critical support for sustainable development in Belt and Road partner countries, according to scientists and senior officials at a recent international conference. Insights on the topic were shared during the ANSO (the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt and Road Regions) General Conference on Science and Innovation, which concluded in Beijing on Wednesday. The conference was a key event held alongside the fourth ANSO General Assembly, gathering nearly 300 experts and scholars from over 50 countries and regions, including representatives of eight international organizations and 55 ANSO member institutions.

Footage of four mice living aboard China's space station has recently been transmitted back to Earth, revealing these small animals in good spirits and in an apparent state of well-being. After completing their orbital mission, the "mice astronauts" will return to Earth aboard the Shenzhou-20 spaceship for further analysis.

A team of Chinese scientists has completed the ground tests of an inflatable, reconfigurable module for a novel space manufacturing platform, in a significant step toward enabling large-scale industrial production in orbit. The breakthrough module, details of which were announced on Monday, has an innovative design that is intended for launch in a tightly folded configuration and inflates once in orbit to form a large, stable workspace, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

China's Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), a major piece of national scientific infrastructure which is operated by the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC), has announced a series of technological breakthroughs and a new data-release milestone. According to the NAOC, as of October 2025, LAMOST has released a total of 28.07 million spectra and 11.59 million sets of stellar parameters, retaining its status as the world's leading producer of astronomical data.

A Chinese research team has uncovered a collaborative dynamic in soil microorganisms during a study on the ecological restoration of tropical coral islands, offering a novel strategy for the optimization of vegetation in these fragile ecosystems. The results of the study, which was conducted by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' South China Botanical Garden, were published in the Soil Ecology Letters journal.

China has successfully achieved the first-ever thorium to uranium nuclear fuel conversion in a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor (TMSR), and obtained valid experimental data following thorium fuel loading, confirming the technical feasibility of thorium utilization in a molten-salt reactor nuclear energy system, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) on Saturday.