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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 25-Jun-2026 12:15 ET (25-Jun-2026 16:15 GMT/UTC)

9-Apr-2026

 

New study reveals shallow mantle source for supervolcanic magma

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) has developed a comprehensive three-dimensional geodynamic model of western North America that simulates the present-day dynamics of both the lithosphere and the underlying convecting mantle, revealing a mechanism for magma generation beneath supervolcanoes.

Journal

Science

8-Apr-2026

 

Chang'e mission samples reveal how exogenous organic matter evolves on the Moon

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent study has for the first time systematically identified multiple nitrogen-bearing organic species on the surfaces of lunar soil grains returned by China's Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 missions. The research further reveals an evolutionary pathway defined by exogenous delivery, impact modification, and continuous solar wind processing.

Journal

Science Advances

7-Apr-2026

Researchers increase understanding of brain’s default mode network

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by ZHANG Meichao from the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has identified an organizational principle within the default mode network that helps explain how the network supports both internal and external cognition.

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

7-Apr-2026

 

Researchers clarify how cells remove damaged endoplasmic reticulum

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A  research team led by ZHANG Hong from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered how mechanosensitive ion channels trigger the selective breakdown of damaged ER fragments via calcium signaling.

Journal

Molecular Cell

7-Apr-2026

 

Phengite identified as key carrier of halogens into Earth’s deep mantle

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by Prof. WANG Yu from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified high-density saline inclusions in deep diamonds and fluorine enrichment in mantle minerals, indicating that some halogens survive transport to great depths.

Journal

Science Advances

2-Apr-2026

Cell lineage tracing reveals early‑segregated germline in plants

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

To determine whether Weismann's germ plasm theory is applicable to plants, researchers from Dr. QIAN Wenfeng's lab at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences tested the theory in Arabidopsis.

Journal

Current Biology

1-Apr-2026

 

New study finds respiratory evolution drove body size differences in early land vertebrates

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences evaluated the evolution of body size, skull shape, and respiratory traits using a novel dataset of 344 fossil species. The study focused on early-diverging land vertebrates from the Middle Devonian to the Early Permian.

Journal

Science Advances

31-Mar-2026

 

Chinese scientists advance strain-engineered catalyst design

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a method to predict how strain modifies adsorption energies and reaction barriers across diverse metal systems.

Journal

Cell Reports Physical Science

31-Mar-2026

Phylogenetically diverse central China proposed as newest global biodiversity hotspot

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. LU Limin and Prof. CHEN Zhiduan from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from Australia and the United Kingdom, identified a new global biodiversity hotspot in Central China, based on traditional measures of taxonomic endemism.

Journal

Nature Ecology & Evolution

30-Mar-2026

Chinese researchers discover mechanism to improve drug delivery efficiency

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research led by Profs. WANG Yucai, ZHU Shu, and JIANG Wei from the University of Science and Technology of China, has for the first time uncovered the fundamental mechanism underlying the body's non-specific clearance of drug delivery carriers by identifying a gut–liver immune regulatory axis maintained by intestinal commensal bacteria and the intestinal endocrine system.

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Science