An Astronomy Forum from China
Several Chinese organizations choose to promote astronomy and its achievements to celerate IYBSSD
Scientists dive to one of ocean’s deepest regions
A submersible pilot from China and a New Zealand scientist have become the first women to dive to Scholl Deep in the Kermadec Trench, 10 km below sea level.
Model improves accuracy for remote sensing interpretation
A new foundation model dubbed RingMo has been developed to improve the accuracy for remote sensing image interpretation.
Yunnanozoans are the oldest known stem vertebrates
A research team in China has conducted a study of yunnanozoans, extinct creatures from the early Cambrian period (518 million years ago), and discovered evidence that they are the oldest known stem vertebrates.
How soil temperature fuels Nitric Oxide emission
To quantify Nitric Oxide emission from forest soils, Prof. FANG Yunting’s team drawn from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has conducted an automated soil NO measurement experiment in Northeast China.
Using genome editing, scientists develop disease-resistant wheat
Through the effective application of genome editing, a team of Chinese researchers have developed a variety of wheat that is highly-resistant to diseases.
How genetic information of afforested plant affects restoration
By using markers, a team of researchers have successfully assessed the information about artificial afforested populations, while investigating the effects of genetic diversity on afforestation and ecological restoration.
How rising temperatures reduce soil carbon in subtropical forests
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) researchers, after a soil translocation experiment, discovered that subtropical forest carbon is sensitive to warming, while stimulating soil heterotrophic respiration.
Chinese researchers develop ‘nanomedicine’ for leukemia therapy
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University and Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, have developed a ferritin (Fn)-based nanomedicine as efficient therapy against leukemia.
Sketching global environmental impacts of China’s food demand
A study has revealed that carefully-designed policies for China’s food system and international trade will ensure that food security is attained in the Asian nation, without destroying its environment.
