Scientists Discover Fossil of Extinct Early Bird That Could Stick Out Its Tongue
A new fossil skeleton of an extinct species of bird from northeastern China that lived alongside dinosaurs 120 million years ago unexpectedly preserves a bony…
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Enhanced Charge Density Waves by Moiré Engineering in Twisted Heterostructures
When stacking two layers of van der Waals (vdW) materials, a moiré pattern is produced by the modulation of the long wavelength periodic potential. The…
New Astrophysical Study Probes X-Ray Bursts From Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries
An international research team has performed a new measurement of an important astrophysical reaction, 22Mg(a, p)25Al, providing essential experimental data for understanding the light curve…
Understanding the Big Bang and the Cosmological Lithium Problem
Recently, an international research team successfully updated the 7Li(d,n)24He reaction rate based on the latest experimental data, which removes the significant ambiguity in the cosmological…
Researchers Capture Electron Transfer Image in Electrocatalysis Process
The involvement between electron transfer (ET) and catalytic reaction at electrocatalyst surface makes electrochemical process challenging to understand and control. How to experimentally determine ET…
Revealing Failure Mechanisms of Energy Storage Devices
Long cycle life and high safety are required for energy storage devices (ESDs) in their large-scale applications. Therefore, it’s important to explore both the operating…
Ultrafast Polaronic Exciton Dissociation Mechanism in 2D Perovskites
A research group led by Prof. JIN Shengye from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed an ultrafast and high-yield…
A New Family of Electromagnetic Pulses: Skyrmions Can Fly!
Topology in optics and photonics has been a hot topic since 1890 where singularities in electromagnetic fields have been considered. The recent award of the…
China’s Chang’E-5 Lunar Sample Return Mission Sheds Light on the Evolution of the Moon
Chinese scientists offer new insights into the thermal and chemical evolution of the Moon, with study from China’s Chang’E-5 lunar sample return mission. These samples…
Origin Unknown: Over a Thousand Powerful Cosmic Explosions Detected by FAST Telescope in 47 Days
An international research team led by Prof. LI Di and Dr. WANG Pei from National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) caught an…
Decoding Human History With Ancient DNA From Extinct Archaic Humans
This year is the 20th anniversary of sequencing the human genome. In honor of this event, a research team led by Prof. FU Qiaomei from…
Potential Remnants of Original Dinosaur DNA Discovered in Exquisitely Preserved Dinosaur Cells
Organic molecule remnants found in nuclei of 125-million-year-old dinosaur cells. A team of scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the…
Scientists Realize Noiseless Photon-Echo Protocol – Key to Long-Distance Quantum Communication
Prof. Chuanfeng Li and Prof. Zongquan Zhou from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) innovatively raised…
Diverse Magnetic Fields Revealed in Solar-Type Star-Forming Cores
Magnetic fields are ubiquitous throughout our Milky Way Galaxy and play a crucial role in all dynamics of interstellar medium. However, questions like how Solar-type…
Cruel Twist: Exercise Reduces Calories Burned at Rest in People With Obesity
Exercise reduces the number of calories burned at rest in people with obesity, according to a new study by researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of…
New Exotic Magnetic Quasiparticle: “Skyrmion Bundle” Joins Topological Zoo
In a study recently published in Nature Nanotechnology, a research group led by Prof. Du Haifeng and Dr. Tang Jin from High Magnetic Field Laboratory,…
Analysis of Ancient Genetics Unveils a Missing Piece of Human Prehistory
A joint research team led by Prof. FU Qiaomei from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences sequenced…
Record-Breaking Extreme Heat and Cold Events May Result From Similar Physical Processes
The highest temperature ever verifiably recorded on Earth — 54.4 degrees Celsius (130 degrees Fahrenheit) in Death Valley, California, on July 9, 2021 — comes…
