A research team led by Prof. WANG Na from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has conducted in-depth observations of the millisecond pulsar PSR J0435+3233 using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST). The team found that PSR J0435+3233 has a high spin-down rate—two orders of magnitude greater than that of any other known millisecond pulsar in the Milky Way.

A research team from the Kunming Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a two-stage bioconversion system that transforms Ageratina adenophora, one of China's most destructive invasive plants, into a valuable biofertilizer.

A collaborative research team led by the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a new class of DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) inhibitors featuring a 7-azaindole core scaffold. Among these compounds, DMI46 demonstrated potent therapeutic activity in models of hypomethylating agent-resistant acute myeloid leukemia (AML), highlighting its potential as a candidate therapy for refractory AML.

A research team from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed an atomic-to-macro multiscale electrode design strategy. By constructing monolithic electrodes with hierarchical porous structures, the team has achieved high-efficiency and long-life hydrogen production at ampere-level current densities.

A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Haibing from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health (SINH) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences uncovered a novel mechanism by which receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) ubiquitination regulates both cell death and inflammation.

A new study led by Prof. LIU Jing from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, has revealed that the nuclear receptor RORA acts as a dose-tunable "rheostat" in OKS-mediated somatic reprogramming.

A research team led by Profs. BAO Xinhe and GAO Dunfeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a novel strategy for direct electrocatalytic ethylene epoxidation. By stabilizing superoxo species with platinum single atoms, the team enhanced ethylene oxide production efficiency.

A research team led by Prof. GAO Xiaoming and LIU Kun from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a cascaded neural network for analyzing mixed microplastic Raman spectra.

A recent study has for the first time systematically identified multiple nitrogen-bearing organic species on the surfaces of lunar soil grains returned by China's Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 missions. The research further reveals an evolutionary pathway defined by exogenous delivery, impact modification, and continuous solar wind processing.

A research group led by Prof. LI Dapeng from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences elucidated the complete biosynthetic pathway of nicotine in the wild tobacco species Nicotiana attenuata using an information theory-guided multidimensional omics approach. The results revealed a five-component dynamic metabolon that orchestrates the final condensation steps of nicotine synthesis and its transport.

The research groups led by HAN Bin and WANG Jiawei from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences have cloned Endless Branches and Tillers 1 (EBT1), a key gene that determines whether wild rice grows as a perennial, and revealed that changes in the expression pattern of this gene underlie the transition of rice from perennial to annual during domestication.

Researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, together with their collaborators, have created the first single-nucleus transcriptomic landscape of the caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyris), a latex-producing Euphorbia species with bioenergy potential. The high-resolution genetic map has uncovered the molecular mechanisms that restrict the plant's natural rubber production.

Prof. WANG Mingtai's team from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a low-temperature solution-processing strategy for fabricating CuInS₂ thin-film solar cells, and achieved a CuInS₂ solar cell with an efficiency up to 12.28%.

A long-term field study led by Drs. ZHU Meihui and WANG Xugao from the Institute of Applied Ecology showed that soil fertility plays a decisive role in determining the distribution of tree species associated with different types of mycorrhizae.

A research team from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a comprehensive three-dimensional geodynamic model of western North America that simulates the present-day dynamics of both the lithosphere and the underlying convecting mantle, revealing a mechanism for magma generation beneath supervolcanoes.

Prof. QIAN Cheng’s group at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from China, the US, and the UK, focused on the exceptional autumn heatwave that struck China from 1-10 September, 2024, and conducted an attribution and projection analysis using a refined storyline-probability combined framework.

A research team led by Prof. LIU Jing from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has demonstrated how room-temperature liquid metals can serve as critical materials for future deep-space exploration.

Dr. FENG Jian from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published an OPINION article which outlined a microbiome-informed framework for improving salinity tolerance in alfalfa and other crops, providing new insights for sustainable agriculture in salt-affected soils.