In a recent study of Amazonian forests, researchers from the South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Cornell University and several international research institutions, found that the residence time of carbon in Amazonian vegetation will continue to shorten as atmospheric drying intensifies and convective storm activity increases, thereby undermining the forests’ long-term carbon storage capacity.

A global survey of 44,711 endangered Puya raimondii plants reveals topography and poor seed dispersal will erase nearly all habitat by 2100 under +5°C warming, requiring assisted colonization.

A new international study, published in Science Advances, fully accounts for what is driving the world's rising oceans over six decades.

A global survey traces six centuries of evolution, revealing how university botanic gardens blend historical roots with modern missions in conservation, education, and public well-being.

A new study projects widespread habitat loss for European snakes under climate change, with cold-adapted species most vulnerable, while the Balkan Peninsula becomes a climate refugium.

A low-Tg chalcogenide-glass adhesive (As-S(Se)-I, Tg = 8.85 ℃, n≈2.1) is presented that bonds at 120 ℃, wets interfaces, fills gaps, and cools into a robust glass bonding layer. It lifts transmission to a maximum of 91%, reduces reflection to 4.8% (from 58.5%), increases the laser-damage threshold by >59%, and enables 11.7 W delivery from endcap fiber, providing a universal, thermoplastic yet stable route to compact, high-power, thermally reliable mid-IR photonic systems.

Linzhi Yu et al. have developed compact metasurface operators for all-optical image processing, enabled by double-phase encoding and polarization multiplexing. This ultrathin nanophotonic platform performs real-time light field transformations, including edge detection, object recognition, and volumetric holography. The work introduces new possibilities for ultra-compact, energy-efficient analog computing systems, with potential applications in imaging, sensing, and holographic displays.

This groundbreaking integrative taxonomic study reveals that a single described ant species in Australia’s monsoonal tropics actually comprises at least 26 genetically and morphologically distinct species, with estimates suggesting the complex contains over 50 species total, challenging long-held assumptions about global ant diversity hotspots.

This comprehensive study details Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-sen’s remarkable achievements in plant germplasm collection, endangered species protection, and industrial resource development, providing valuable insights for China’s emerging national botanical garden system.