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18-Mar-2025

Tracing the geological history of spring rains: Why diminished in North America while emerged in East Asia

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent study unravels why North America, despite its comparable geographical setting to East Asia, lacks a distinct rainy season like that of East Asia. Led by scientists from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the research reveals how shifts in paleogeography and climate change have shaped the spring rainfall pattern we see today.

Journal

Communications Earth & Environment

18-Mar-2025

New study uncovers key mechanism behind superior biological effects of heavy-ion cancer therapy

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study conducted by researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences  has uncovered a key mechanism involving Intermolecular Coulombic Decay in aqueous environments initiated by heavy-ion irradiation, providing insights about the effectiveness of such irradiation.

Journal

Physical Review X

18-Mar-2025

A ‘copycat’ in animal kingdom: Chinese blackbirds mimic human-made sounds

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

While some captive birds have been reported to be able to imitate human-made sounds, such as human words and coughs, ornithologists from China first quantitatively described human-made sounds, the sounds of electric mopeds, imitated by Chinese Blackbirds living in the wild.

Journal

Avian Research

Funder

National Key Research and Development Program of China, Western Light-Key Laboratory Cooperative Research Cross-Team Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences

17-Mar-2025

Unveiling the mysterious “sprite fireworks” over the Himalayas

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study sheds light on the driving force behind the grand sprite fireworks—lightning and thunderstorms.

Journal

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

17-Mar-2025

Climate-driven migration revealed: Ancient humans adapted to ice age extremes in southern China

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This work underscores the importance of southern China as a refuge during glacial extremes and unveils narratives of human dispersal in Eurasia. For scholars and enthusiasts alike, the Shanghu findings offer a compelling case study of survival, innovation, and the indelible marks of climate on human history.

Journal

Journal of Palaeogeography

Funder

State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology Open Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China

17-Mar-2025

Immature platelet fraction as a clinical predictor for enhanced platelet recovery in patients with dengue fever

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This study identifies immature platelet fraction (IPF) as a moderate predictor for platelet recovery, enhancing our understanding of dengue management. The findings support IPF's clinical utility as an early indicator of recovery, improving patient monitoring and guiding timely interventions.

Journal

One Health Bulletin

17-Mar-2025

Forest age and bedrock significantly change the capacity of soil phytolith carbon sequestration in bamboo forests

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In this study, the accumulation characteristics, laws, and environmental impact factors of soil PhytOC accumulation in these bamboo forests were elucidated successfully.

Journal

Soil Ecology Letters

17-Mar-2025

Unlocking the secrets of HBV: new hope for chronic hepatitis B cure

Chongqing Medical University

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection continues to pose a major global health threat. 

Journal

Genes & Diseases

17-Mar-2025

New study reveals key protein's role in preventing bone loss

Chongqing Medical University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A transformative study has uncovered the pivotal role of the protein Naked cuticle homolog 2 (NKD2) in regulating the differentiation of bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts. 

Journal

Genes & Diseases

17-Mar-2025

AI tackles GNSS errors in urban and rough terrains

Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A pioneering study has introduced a data-driven approach to tackling site-specific unmodeled errors in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), a persistent challenge in urban canyons and rugged terrains. 

Journal

Satellite Navigation