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.

A Chinese steel mill on Tuesday rolled off the world's largest seamless ring forging piece, which was developed especially as the key part of a nuclear power unit. The loop-shape stainless steel piece weighs 150 tonnes and is 15.6 meters in diameter, breaking both the world records of its kind.

Chinese researchers have found that the lake water storage in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau increased by 140.8 cubic kilometers from 1990 to 2013. Lake water storage change is an important factor influencing hydrological cycles, the regional environment, and the climate on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau because of the large number and huge areas of lakes, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said.

China's science ship Tansuo-1 loaded with the manned submersible Shenhai Yongshi (Deep Sea Warrior) returned to its home harbor in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, on Sunday, after finishing its first expedition in the Indian Ocean. The manned submersible can reach a depth of 4,500 meters.

China plans to build five national parks in the Tibet autonomous region that collectively have been named after the high-altitude region's nickname: the Earth's third pole. The Third Pole National Parks are to be part of the nation's growing effort to protect the environment while improving locals' livelihoods by boosting ecotourism on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Research findings from China's Tianzhou-1 Space Mission have shown that the microgravity environment in space promotes heart cell differentiation of mice induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, providing new perspectives on future human space travel.