Chinese researchers have discovered a Metasequoia fossil in southwest China, the furthest south such a fossil that has ever been discovered, revealing a possible cause for the Metasequoia's disappearance in the region. The Metasequoia is an ancient plant with a narrow natural distribution in central China.

A research team with Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science developed and commercialized on their own the aerosol lidar and ozone differential absorption lidar (or DIAL) products that would greatly relieve China’s import-dependence in aerosol and ozone three-dimensional monitoring equipment and thus improves the country’s ability in atmospheric pollution monitoring.

A research team from Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences cooperated with overseas institutes in conducting an analysis of 17 alpine plants at altitudes from 2,000 to 5,600 meters in the Himalayas and the Hengduan Mountains, based on analysis of historical specimen records and species distribution modeling.

Researchers have disclosed that long-term exposure to carbon dioxide could enhance grain yield but reduce grain quality in wheat. A research group from Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology of Chinese Academy of Sciences cooperated with overseas researchers to investigate grain yield and quality in wheat.

Chinese researchers have discovered that the water uptake of tropical riparian vegetation varies in different seasons. Riparian vegetation, which grows on the bank of river, is an important inhabitant of forest ecosystems, though it is vulnerable and affected by climate change.

Chinese researchers have developed a mass spectrometer that can rapidly detect illegal drugs on-site. Drugs identification is essential for drugs control, and law enforcement departments have an urgent need for the technology and equipment that can rapidly identify illegal drugs, including new ones.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Sunday announced the launches of three stem cell clinic research programs to treat severe eye and gynecological diseases. The three registered programs will focus on treating retinal pigment degeneration, ovarian dysfunction, and intrauterine adhesions that affect women health.

Eyebrow color is one of the most recognizable visual traits of the human body. An international research team has for the first time identified nine genes responsible for eyebrow colors, according to a new report published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Chinese researchers have found that perovskite solar cells can retain most of their power conversion efficiency in near space, providing perspectives on the new solar cells' future application in space.

Chinese and American scientists in joint research found that the past 30 years are the warmest time in the past 2,000-year period, due to the effect of anthropogenic greenhouse gas. The scientists were able to read the well-dated and quantitative air temperature record through the research on a sediment core collected at a small alpine lake in subtropical southwest China's Yunnan Province.

An international study found that freshwater aquaculture in ponds converted from rice paddy fields may cause a significant rise in methane emissions, a major greenhouse gas responsible for global warming. Aquaculture is one of the fast-growing segments of the food economy and exceeded capture fisheries due to the growing global demand for fish products.

After using satellites and cameras, Chinese researchers have managed to use tree ages to accurately record glacier changes that happened centuries ago in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the world's Third Pole. The plateau, with tens of thousands of glaciers, is at the headwaters of multiple rivers in Asia. Knowing the past as well as recent glacier changes under a warming climate is a necessity.

A Chinese research team has developed a new calcium-ion based energy storage device, which is proved to have high capacity and long cycling life at room temperature. This is the best electrochemical performance ever achieved by calcium-ion based energy storage devices.

A Chinese research team has developed a new calcium-ion battery that may one day replace the ubiquitous lithium storage unit, with scientists saying it offers lower production costs, a higher power density and a longer lifespan at room temperatures.