Scientists worldwide are calling for accelerated development and standardization of energy metabolism measurement technologies to tackle pressing global challenges, from ecology under climate change to public health crises. The call to action came during the 6th Recent Advances and Controversies in the Measurement of Energy Metabolism (RACMEM) conference, held in Shenzhen, China, from October 13-17.
Professor Kazuhito Nishimura, a foreign member at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was awarded the prestigious 2025 Chinese Government Friendship Award. The award, presented at a ceremony held September 30th at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, recognizes Nishimura's exceptional contributions to China's advancement in cutting-edge materials.
A major milestone was reached in the construction of the Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST), a compact fusion experiment device in Hefei, Anhui Province, with the successful installation of its first key component: the Dewar base. A placement and assembly ceremony was held on October 1st in Hefei to mark the achievement.
Plant diversity loss is a global crisis demanding collective action to protect this vital resource and integrate it into sustainable development practices. The urgent need for global collaboration to conserve plant diversity was a central theme at the Parallel Forum on Integrated Conservation of Plant Diversity, held during the 5th World Biosphere Reserve Congress in Hangzhou.
A new report reveals that China is significantly ahead of global averages in achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to the "Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals: Special Report for a Decade of the SDGs," released on the UN website on September 27, 60.5% of China's tracked indicators are on track or have already met the 2030 targets.
The Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences (IGRAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen scientific collaboration. The agreement was signed on September 13 by ZHANG Yuanming, director of XIEG, and Academician Olga Solomina, Director of IGRAS.
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