A research team led by Prof. XU Yigang from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Prof. DENG Chenglong from the CAS Institute of Geology and Geophysics conducted a study of the Yanshan Scientific Drilling Project (YSDP-4) drill core, with a drill depth of 1497.5 meters. The core was recovered from the lacustrine Jiufotang Formation in northeastern China.

A research team led by Profs. ZHU Min, LU Jing, and ZHU You'an from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published two backtoback cover stories in the journal Nature on March 4, reporting new discoveries about the origin of bony fishes.

A research paper by scientists at King’s College London presented SimTac, a physics-based simulator for vision-based tactile sensors with biomorphic geometries, capable of generating accurate optical and mechanical responses in real time.

Successful wound healing relies on precisely balanced inflammation, yet how inflammatory signals are coordinated over time remains unclear. 

Periodontitis-related bone loss is often considered a localized condition, leaving systemic consequences unclear. A new study shows that salivary microbiota from periodontitis patients can accelerate osteoporosis-like bone loss in ovariectomized mice by reshaping the gut microbiota and suppressing tryptophan metabolism. Using microbiota transfer, metabolomics, and cellular assays, the researchers identified indole-3-lactic acid as a protective metabolite that inhibits osteoclast formation, revealing a gut-mediated link between oral disease and systemic bone loss.