23-Sep-2025 August research news from the Ecological Society of America Ecological Society of America The role of the arts in narrating environmental stories, nighttime cooling in urban parks and more from ESA's journals.
22-Sep-2025 PhenoGazer: A cost-effective system for round-the-clock crop stress monitoring Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science A research team has developed PhenoGazer, a cost-effective and portable high-throughput phenotyping system designed to monitor crops continuously at both leaf and canopy scales. Journal Plant Phenomics
19-Sep-2025 PodNet: a deep learning breakthrough for real-time soybean pod detection in the field Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science A research team introduces PodNet, the first real-time instance segmentation model designed for preharvest soybean fields. Journal Plant Phenomics
19-Sep-2025 AI model brings affordable 3D vision to automated fruit harvesting Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science A research team has developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) system that enables low-cost agricultural robots to “see” in three dimensions using only a single camera. Journal Plant Phenomics
18-Sep-2025 Pu-erh tea blend shows promise in curbing obesity through gut and liver regulation Maximum Academic Press A research team has now tested a compound solid beverage formulated from Pu-erh tea extract, catechin, and theanine, finding that it significantly alleviates obesity-related symptoms in mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD). Journal Beverage Plant Research
16-Sep-2025 Study highlights importance of dedicated exits for vulnerable populations in building evacuations Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science A research team has demonstrated how advanced drone-based thermal imaging can be used to more accurately measure canopy temperature (CT) in wheat fields by disentangling experimental signals from environmental and technical noise. Journal Plant Phenomics
13-Sep-2025 Bovine colostrum emerges as a natural booster for immunity, disease resistance, and healthy aging Maximum Academic Press A research team has reviewed the immunomodulatory potential of bovine colostrum (BC), highlighting its rich composition of bioactive compounds such as immunoglobulins, lactoferrin, and growth factors that enhance immune defense, reduce inflammation, and support tissue repair. Journal Animal Advances
9-Sep-2025 New discovery reveals how chromosome ends can be protected Linköping University Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that safeguards the chromosome ends from being mistakenly repaired by the cell. While DNA repair is vital for survival, attempts to repair the chromosome ends – called telomeres – can have catastrophic outcomes for cells. The research, published in Nature, increases the understanding of how cancer and certain rare diseases develop. It was led by researchers at Linköping University and the Institute of Cancer Research in the UK. Journal Nature Funder the Swedish Cancer Society, the Swedish Research Council, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Cancer Research UK Career Development Award, Cancer Research UK Senior Cancer Research Fellowship, Wellcome Trust Investigator Award
8-Sep-2025 Therapeutic implications of synonymous gene recoding: insights into mechanisms controlling protein biogenesis and activity Higher Education Press This study investigates the impact of synonymous gene recoding, specifically codon optimization (CO) and codon-pair optimization (CPO), on the properties of human ADAMTS13 protein. By comparing wild-type (WT) ADAMTS13 with CO and CPO variants, the researchers aimed to elucidate the cellular mechanisms underlying the biogenesis of these recoded proteins and their implications for therapeutic applications. Journal Protein & Cell
