Chinese researchers have developed a 3D hand-shaped microrobot measuring about 40 micrometers, smaller than the diameter of a human hair, to achieve precise movements such as the grasping, delivering and releasing of particles or cells, according to a research article published in the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing.

China has achieved a significant milestone in next-generation "artificial sun" technology development, with one of its key subsystems having passed expert review and acceptance procedures on Monday. The Divertor Prototype of CRAFT was developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Plasma Physics. It is one of 19 key subsystems of the CRAFT, a platform on which engineers develop and test key components of fusion energy reactors. This milestone marks the successful development of the world's largest divertor prototype component with the highest thermal load, independently developed by China.

Chinese scientists have recently filled a gap in terms of long-term observation and research of below-cloud evaporation in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the west of the country, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Chinese scientists have uncovered the distribution and dissemination mechanisms of soil antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in China, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This new study advances the understanding of ARGs in terrestrial ecosystems across China. It provides an important scientific basis for further exploring their distribution, dissemination, and public health risks.

A research team from the Institute of Metal Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has achieved a breakthrough in solid-state lithium battery technology – developing a flexible battery capable of enduring up to 20,000 bends. The innovation offers a new solution to long-standing challenges such as high interfacial resistance and low ion transport efficiency in solid-state batteries.

All-solid-state lithium batteries, hailed as the "grail" of next-generation energy storage technology, have long faced a challenging problem: maintaining tight contact between the solid electrolyte and the lithium metal electrode. Chinese scientists have developed a self-adaptive interphase in all-solid-state lithium batteries that maintains intimate contact between the lithium metal anode and solid electrolyte without external pressure, a breakthrough that decisively overcomes a major bottleneck toward commercialization.

Bats and toothed whales are distant groups, yet both have independently developed the ability to perceive their environment through echolocation. A Chinese research team has uncovered a key mechanism explaining why different organisms independently evolve similar functions when adapting to similar environments, using an artificial intelligence (AI) protein language model.

Chinese researchers on Monday announced that they have recorded the complete hatching process of a green sea turtle on the beaches of Yongshu Reef, part of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea, for the first time. The research team observed a green sea turtle coming ashore to lay eggs on Aug. 10.

The Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST), a compact fusion experiment device under construction in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, has reached a major milestone with the successful installation of its first key component, the Dewar base, marking progress toward the world's first electricity generation from fusion power.

Chinese scientists have revealed the impact of hydrological changes of soil carbon components in the alpine meadows on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China is on track to achieve the targets set in the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with breakthroughs in many key areas showing a positive impact on global progress, according to a report released on Saturday. Over the past decade, China has attained dynamic monitoring of more than 90 percent of the Sustainable Development Goal indicators, with 60.5 percent of them close to or already achieved as of 2024, thereby forming a synergistic model of technology, policy and governance, the report said.

The shifts in marine sulfate concentrations can flip the way that methane is consumed on the seafloor, acting as a geochemical switch that modulates Earth's climate, according to a research article published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The researchers of the study, from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (GIG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), warned that a similar switch may emerge again as the modern Arctic Ocean warms and freshens at an accelerating pace.

Chinese scientists announced on Sunday that they have successfully generated a steady magnetic field of 351,000 gauss with a fully superconducting magnet, setting a new world record. The breakthrough will significantly advance the commercialization of advanced superconducting scientific instruments, such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, according to the scientists.

A new study of a 1-million-year-old human skull found in central China revealed a previously unknown branch of the human family tree, dramatically pushing back the accepted timeline of human evolution. Published in the journal Science this week, the study identified the fossil, known as "Yunxian 2," as an early member of the Homo longi (also known as "Dragon Man") clade and suggested that the split between early human lineages happened much earlier than previously thought.

Chinese scientists have newly proposed that surplus 40Ar in lunar soil possibly originates from the Earth wind, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Conducted by researchers at the NIEER, this latest study offers a new perspective for understanding volatile exchanges within the Earth-Moon system.

Clarivate Analytics on Thursday announced the 2025 Citation Laureates award, which recognized 22 scholars from eight countries. Chinese chemist Zhang Tao, from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, won the award in chemistry for his contributions to single-atom catalysis, becoming the first scientist from the Chinese mainland to receive the Citation Laureates award.

For the first time, an international team of researchers has revealed the abundance and distribution of water on and beneath the Moon's surface, using data collected by China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe. The study published in the journal Nature Astronomy highlighted the critical roles of solar wind and impact-driven gardening in the formation and evolution of lunar surface water.

Global experts on Wednesday convened in Hangzhou in east China to explore how oasis biosphere reserves can advance sustainable development in arid regions. The event, "Oasis Biosphere Reserves Empower the Sustainable Development in Arid Lands," was held as a side session of the fifth World Congress of Biosphere Reserves (WCBR), which is taking place from Sept. 22 to 25.