Researchers from the Kunming Institute of Botany and the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have identified a new cryptic species of flowering plant.

A research team from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a novel strategy: encapsulating healthy mitochondria within vesicles derived from red blood cell membranes.

A research team led by Prof. XIA Yufei from the Institute of Process Engineering has developed a novel solution to this challenge by applying the chemical engineering concept of "process intensification" to vaccine design. They created a novel Lipid Nanoparticle-Stabilized Emulsion system that shifts the focus from merely optimizing chemical formulas to actively controlling the physical delivery process.

A new study led by Prof. LI Zhi from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reveals that vegetation dynamics play a pivotal role in shaping global runoff changes—an effect that intensifies dramatically at certain aridity thresholds.

A research team from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has conducted a systematic study of protocluster samples using data from the ALMA-QUARKS survey (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array – Querying Underlying mechanisms of massive star formation with ALMA-Resolved gas Kinematics and Structures). The study reveals that massive hot cores can emerge at various evolutionary stages of high-mass protostars, challenging the long-held view that hot cores represent only a short-lived phase in stellar evolution.

A team from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences collected sediment cores at depths of 0–100 cm in the Zhangjiangkou Mangrove National Nature Reserve, Fujian Province. The researchers conducted a comprehensive investigation using multiple analytical techniques and ecological risk assessment models.

A research team from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered a new mechanism by which tree litter regulates soil carbon stabilization in subtropical forests.

Researchers from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with international collaborators, have shown that soil microorganisms in tropical forests are broadly limited by phosphorus availability, with this constraint intensifying at higher elevations.

Prof. WU Kaifeng's team from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has addressed a missing link in understanding proton-coupled electronic processes: triplet energy transfer coupled with proton transfer. As another key energy transduction mechanism in natural and synthetic systems, triplet energy transfer is fundamentally distinct from singlet energy transfer.

Scientists from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology and the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology have developed a rapid, high-throughput error-correction platform that significantly improves the accuracy of synthetic DNA. The system, known as engineered MutS-based magnetic bead separation (eMBS), offers an automated approach to removing error-containing DNA.

Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology and Hainan University have developed a workflow for detecting metabolites in single cells of corals in situ. This new platform sheds light on the transfer and recycling of carbon and nitrogen across the coral-Symbiodiniaceae-bacteria consortium. It also produces the first single-cell, in-situ metabolic atlas of the coral holobiont.

Soil is often perceived simply as "dirt," but in reality, it is a dynamic, living system that acts as the Earth's natural sponge. Unfortunately, common agricultural practices—including deep plowing and the use of heavy machinery—can severely disrupt this natural system, according to a new study led by Dr. SHI Qibin from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with international partners.

Researchers from the Wuhan Botanical Garden have discovered the genetic secret behind bermudagrass's remarkable ability to thrive in salty soils, potentially paving the way for breeding more salt-tolerant crops. They identified a sophisticated salt-tolerance signaling pathway that enables bermudagrass to "pump out" excess salt, a major threat to food production globally.

A study led by Prof. TAN Xiaotian's team from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a new platform, known as Tip Optofluidic Immunoassay Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (TOI-IGRA), which could revolutionize how people monitor their immune health.

A study led by Prof. ZHAO Qiao from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology uncovered a molecular "braking system" that helps plants keep the phenylpropanoid pathway in balance. Researchers revealed that he enzyme PAL, which initiates this pathway, can move into the nucleus and act as a molecular brake on flavonoid production.

Researchers from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported that lithium isotopes in rivers may provide a promising new indicator for reconstructing past hydrological changes.

Chinese scientists from the Institute of Metal Research have discovered a strong interplay between polar topological structures and one-dimensional structural defects in antiferroelectric materials, opening a new paradigm for designing topological states in condensed matter physics.

A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources has found that the recent increase in precipitation across northwest China is driven primarily by local evapotranspiration, rather than by strengthened external moisture inflow.