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Scientists discover thriving hard-substrate fauna in Oceania’s deep sea

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In the crushing darkness of the hadal zone—deep ocean trenches plunging 6,000 m to nearly 11,000 m—scientists have uncovered a hidden community. A study published in Science on May 14 reports the discovery of a protist-dominated hard-substrate fauna across seven hadal regions in Oceania, highlighting an overlooked yet highly active carbon “hotspot.”

Journal: Science

New passivation strategy boosts perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell performance

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A team of Chinese scientists from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering has developed a new passivation strategy that significantly improves both the efficiency and operational stability of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells.

Journal: Matter

AI-driven framework enables precise prediction of RNA splicing and isoform usage

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Researchers from the China National Center for Bioinformation, a research center affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by Professor GAO Yuan, have developed an AI-driven framework that enables highly accurate prediction of RNA splicing and isoform usage by integrating genomic sequence features with tissue-specific RBP expression profiles.

Journal: Nature Computational Science

Study: Climate warming drives sustained oxygen loss in global rivers

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According to a study published in Science Advances on May 15, global rivers are undergoing widespread and sustained deoxygenation driven by climate warming, among which tropical rivers are the most vulnerable ecosystems, with an urgent need to combat oxygen loss.

Journal: Science Advances

Slower winds help grasslands enhance carbon gain while saving water

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Grasslands, covering 40% of the Earth’s vegetated surface, play a crucial role in the global carbon balance but are increasingly threatened by climate-driven water scarcity. A new study published in Science Advances finds, however, that a widespread wind speed decline—a phenomenon known as “terrestrial stilling”—is enhancing the ability of global grasslands to absorb more carbon while minimizing water loss. This shift offers a crucial buffer for these water-limited biomes under climate change.

Journal: Science Advances

Researchers reveal new clues about H. erectus evolution while advancing paleoproteomics

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Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have uncovered new information suggesting a potential connection between Homo erectus and modern humans, while also developing new, less invasive paleoproteomics methods of fossil research.

Journal: Nature

Storms, dryness accelerate Amazonian forests' biomass turnover

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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.

Journal: Nature Climate Change

Scientists uncover how mid-latitude westerlies contribute moisture to Asian water towers

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A research team led by Profs. GAO Jing and YAO Tandong from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with international scientists, has determined how the westerlies integrate their moisture into the local water cycle under non-precipitating conditions.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Researchers uncover role of RBPMS in AML and propose therapy

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Researchers led by Dr. WANG Lan from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with their collaborators, uncovered a critical role for the RNA binding protein with multiple splicing (RBPMS) in driving AML progression. They also proposed a potential therapy involving the pathway between RBPMS and the FOXO1 protein.

Journal: Science Translational Medicine

Researchers suggest new design principle for lithium conversion battery catalysts

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. LI Feng, Prof. SUN Zhenhua, and CAS Member CHENG Huiming, proposed a new principle for electrochemical systems that focuses on the declining efficiency of solid-phase electron transport, opening new avenues for electrocatalyst design.

Journal: Nature Catalysis

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