Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a globally important tropical fruit valued for its nutrition and medicinal properties, yet its genetic diversity has been incompletely understood.

High-voltage lithium-ion batteries can deliver greater energy density but often suffer from severe electrolyte decomposition, transition-metal dissolution, and interfacial degradation—particularly under elevated temperatures. Researchers have now developed a kind of polyetherimide/polyimide (PEI/PI)-coated gradient-functional separator (PAP) that actively modulates interphasial solvation structures, forming a highly stable cathode–electrolyte interphase (CEI). This innovation enables lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) cells to operate at 4.6 V and 60 °C with markedly enhanced cycling stability, offering a promising pathway toward safer, high-energy-density batteries.

An international research team has generated the first haplotype-resolved genome assemblies of Munage, one of China's oldest grape cultivars of Vitis vinifera.

Banana fruit softening is a major cause of postharvest loss, shortening shelf life and reducing market value worldwide. 

Seedless fruits are highly valued for their superior edible quality and consumer appeal, yet the biological mechanisms that allow fruits to develop without fertilization remain poorly understood, especially in perennial fruit crops. 

Plants rely on finely tuned hormonal signaling to survive drought and salinity, yet the molecular mechanisms that integrate competing stress signals remain incompletely understood.