Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the Moon's South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known impact crater on the lunar surface. Recently, a research team led by Prof. CHEN Yi from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has dated the formation of the basin to 4.25 billion years ago by analyzing the first-ever rock samples returned from the SPA basin by China's Chang'e-6 mission.
A research group led by Prof. DANG Fei from the Institute of Soil Science, in collaboration with Prof. ZHONG Huan from Nanjing University, has uncovered a significant yet often overlooked consequence of microplastic pollution: its detrimental impact on photosynthesis—a critical process underpinning Earth’s primary productivity and food security.
A recent study led by researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences examines the 55-million-year history of spring persistent rainfall (SPR), exploring the relationship between paleogeography and climate change.
A recent study reveals an unexpected paradox surrounding water-saving technologies in arid regions. Led by Prof. LI Yan from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, researchers challenges the effectiveness of these technologies in addressing water scarcity in Northwest China's arid oasis region.
Researchers selected a representative aeolian loess profile, "AQ16," located on the southern margin of the Tarim Basin. By employing high-resolution optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating and grain-size analysis of the AQ16 loess record, the team reconstructed the region's dust accumulation history.
A groundbreaking study led by Prof. CHEN Hongsong from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has unveiled the mechanistic influence of soil thickness (as a representative litho-structural factor) on water movement dynamics.
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