The Moon has a global dichotomy, with its near and far sides having different geomorphology, topography, chemical composition, crustal thickness, and evidence of volcanism. To better understand this dichotomy, Professor XU Yigang's team from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated lunar soil samples from the far side South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin of the Moon returned by the Chang'e-6 mission.
Rapid human expansion into natural landscapes, resulting in the growth of the wildland-urban interface (WUI), has heightened risks associated with wildfires. Prof. WANG Jianghao’s team from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently mapped global WUI changes in 2000, 2010, and 2020, revealing alarming upward trends in WUI areas.
Unravelling the volcanic history of the enigmatic lunar farside is essential for understanding the Moon's hemispheric dichotomy. Prof. Li Qiuli's Lab at IGGCAS, has identified two episodes of farside volcanism from Chang'e-6 samples: a 2.8 Ga local mare volcanism and a 4.2 Ga cryptomare volcanism south of the landing site. These findings provide crucial insights into the volcanic history and mantle source characteristics of the lunar farside. The newly established ages also contribute to refining lunar crater-counting chronology.
Climate change has a profound impact on historical societal transformations. A recent study by Chinese researchers have found that the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, one of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, may have been triggered by the Wanli megadrought, decades earlier than previous thought.
A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Yuanming from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, investigated the effect of slope position on NSCs in biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert, China.
Recently, the research team led by Prof. Hans-Curt Flemming from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) reported the role of extracellular polymeric substances of biofilms in a study published in Nature Reviews in Microbiology on Sep. 27.
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