Dr. Chi Kyung (CK) Kim of the Department of Neurology, Korea University Guro Hospital, and his research team (Dr. Kim Beom-joon of the Department of Neurology, Dr. Jun Sun-woo of the Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, and CMO Ryu Wi-sun of JLK) successfully conducted a multinational validation of AI technology that precisely detects large vessel occlusion (LVO) in acute stroke patients using only standard brain CT (non-contrast CT) without contrast agents.

It is widely recognized that the southern part of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau has experienced significant southeastward extrusion since the Late Eocene. However, recent paleomagnetic studies indicate that the northern part may have undergone northward motion, although the magnitude and timing of this motion remain debated. Paleomagnetic investigations of the Eocene Dongwang Formation red beds in the Deqin area, located in the central part of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau, suggest that this region was situated at 34.4°N during the Eocene and experienced no significant latitudinal displacement relative to Eurasia. Integrating regional structural geology and paleomagnetic data, differential north–south motion has occurred along the southeastern Tibetan Plateau since the Late Eocene: the southern part experienced significant southeastward extrusion, the northern part underwent only limited northward displacement, and the central Deqin area constitutes the northernmost boundary of Southeastward Extrusion. The overall motion was likely accomplished by clockwise rotation centered on the Deqin area.

In a recent study published in Science China Earth Sciences, researchers from the Research Group of Seismic Anisotropy and Deep Tectoncis, the Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, present a lithospheric azimuthal anisotropic model in the E margin and SE margin of Tibetan Plateau (model AniCD-L). The model reveals distinct north–south zonation of lithospheric anisotropy and provides evidence that the southwestern boundary of the South China block extends at least to the vicinity of the Red River Fault at the upper mantle scale. The model AniCD-L provides new seismological constraints on intracontinental deformation mechanisms associated with the India–Eurasia collision.

A University of Missouri entomologist, Robert Sites, discovered two previously unknown saucer bug species, Ctenipocoris sagittatus from Guyana and Venezuela and Ctenipocoris reticulatus from India, expanding scientific knowledge of global biodiversity. The findings highlight both the complexity of identifying these tiny aquatic insects and the vast amount of life that remains undiscovered in freshwater ecosystems around the world.

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed SimuScan, an AI system that helps an atomic force microscope — a tool that maps surfaces at the scale of molecules — recognize meaningful features and decide where to look next. Trained on realistic, simulated images, it can reduce the need for expert manual control and make nanoscale imaging faster, more consistent, and better suited for automated, high-throughput research.

University of Missouri researchers have published a major review of flow matching, an emerging AI approach that helps scientists model how biological systems change over time, offering new opportunities in drug discovery, precision medicine and disease research. The work highlights how flow matching could ultimately help create AI-powered “virtual cells” that accelerate biomedical breakthroughs and improve understanding of living systems.