Researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, developed the acoustically readable microneedle patch (ARMPatch), a wearable, enzyme-free glucose monitor built entirely from glucose-responsive hydrogel microneedles.

Prof. CAI Yunpeng's team from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a mathematical framework named CAML, which efficiently maps the decision rules of black-box AI models into a low-dimensional manifold that friendly visualizes knowledge to human experts.

A research team from the Institute of Chemistry, in collaboration with researchers in Singapore, has proposed a strategy for printing multiscale optical metamaterials and developed a roll-to-roll additive nanoprinting manufacturing system. This system overcomes the long-standing dilemma of balancing cost, customization, and mass production in the field of optical metamaterials.

Researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden revealed how two dominant pine species in Southwest China responded to the extreme drought of 2023. Their findings reveal that forest dieback is not uniform but is instead shaped by species-specific vulnerabilities and local environmental conditions.

A research team from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has provided systematic evidence of how salt precipitation shapes soil evaporation, temperature fields, and energy balance across different soil textures under field conditions.

A team led by Prof. ZENG An from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science (Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with Prof. LUO Zhe from Fudan University and Prof. DU Meirong from Tongji University, developed a lab-grown human heart organoid that mimics the body's natural pacemaker.

A recent study led by Prof. SU Yanjun from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported a new terrestrial laser scanning-based method for accurately estimating tree above-ground biomass and its allocation among stems, branches, and leaves without destructive harvesting.

Based on daily wildlife monitoring and field surveys, five new records of amphibians and reptiles and one new record of an orchid species were documented in the Dinghushan National Nature Reserve of Guangdong province . These new records enrich the species list of the Dinghushan Reserve, confirm the continuing improvement of the regional ecological environment, and provide important support for biodiversity conservation and research.

A research group led by Prof. HU Wei from the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborated with the team of Professor Vance L. Trudeau, uncovered neurons communicate via extracellular vesicles (exosomes) carrying secretoneurin, which in turn stimulates the development of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons.

A research team led by Prof. YANG Weikang from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences (XIEG), found that desert highways and shelterbelts enhance habitat and connectivity for the Xinjiang ground-jay, an endemic bird of the Taklimakan Desert.

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden and their collaborators showed that macrofauna (large soil animals such as millipedes, woodlice, and earthworms) enhanced decomposition, but their activities weakened the predictive capacity of initial litter traits for decomposition dynamics.

Researchers from the China National Center for Bioinformation, a research center affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by Professor GAO Yuan, have developed an AI-driven framework that enables highly accurate prediction of RNA splicing and isoform usage by integrating genomic sequence features with tissue-specific RBP expression profiles. The study offers valuable insights for splicing regulatory pattern, pathogenic variant interpretation, and precision medicine research.

A research team from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has figured out why cotton yields go up with short-term fertilization but drop with long-term fertilization. They found that long-term fertilization significantly raised soil organic carbon and available nutrient levels in the topsoil, but it drained organic carbon from the subsoil.

A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Yuanming and Prof. LI Wenjunfrom the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences (XIEG), in collaboration with Arish University and Sun Yat-sen University, reframes enzymatic plastic recycling as an integrated engineering and economics challenge, and provides a data-driven playbook to capture its value in circular plastics market.

Researchers from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new wear threshold model for diamond ruling tools, improving the precision and stability of manufacturing high-performance echelle gratings.

Nitrogen deposition is a key external source of nutrients that eases nitrogen limits in ecosystems. It plays an important role in building carbon sinks. A research team led by Prof. LI Lei from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has found that nitrogen deposition promotes carbon sinks in terrestrial ecosystems, while changes in rainfall patterns increase the risk of these carbon sinks declining.

Oxygen is a fundamental foundation of river ecosystems, sustaining ecological health, supporting aquatic organisms, and regulating biogeochemical cycles. Its decline poses threats to river biodiversity. According to a study published in Science Advances on May 15, global rivers are undergoing widespread and sustained deoxygenation driven by climate warming, among which tropical rivers are the most vulnerable ecosystems, with an urgent need to combat oxygen loss.

Researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with the collaborators from the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Bremen, systematically investigated the sources of reactive bromine in the Arctic troposphere and their impact on atmospheric oxidative capacity in polar regions.