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Environment & Climate Aug 20, 2026 Chinese Academy of Sciences

Study: Forest Trees Do Little to Acclimate to Prolonged Drought

Forests support much of the world's biodiversity and play a vital role in regulating Earth's climate, but they are increasingly exposed to drought. To understand the potential consequences of drought, a key question is whether trees can acclimate to prolonged water stress by altering their physiology. Many p revious attempts to answer this question have relied on evidence from potted plants or nat

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Environment & Climate Aug 19, 2026 Chinese Academy of Sciences

Fossil Pollen Reveals Rapid Rise of Gangdese Mountains Around 15 Million Years Ago

Understanding the uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau is key to grasping the geodynamic processes that formed the "Roof of the World," as well as its far-reaching impacts on regional and global climate and the evolution of Asian biodiversity. The Gangdese Mountains, which run along the southern margin of the Lhasa terrane, are central to this story and among the many topographic features of the

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Environment & Climate Aug 18, 2026 Chinese Academy of Sciences

Integrated System Developed for Simultaneous Measurement of Aerosol Absorption and Scattering

Atmospheric aerosols absorb and scatter solar radiation, influencing atmospheric radiative processes and environmental changes. Accurate measurements of these optical properties are essential for understanding aerosol effects on climate and air quality. However, conventional instruments often rely on separate sampling lines and measurement cells, which may introduce particle losses and differences

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Environment & Climate Aug 17, 2026 Chinese Academy of Sciences

Rural-Urban Transition Triggers Transient Resilience Loss in Social-Ecological Systems

Urbanization is accelerating globally, blurring rural-urban boundaries and creating transition zones where rural and urban processes converge. Rural-urban transition zones cover a small proportion of Earth's surface, but they accommodate about one‑quarter of the global population and contribute to climate regulation and ecosystem services. They are facing intensifying environmental pressures, infr

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Environment & Climate Aug 12, 2026 Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers Reveal Temperature Sensing Mechanism for Timekeeping in Plants

The greenhouse effect leads to a gradual increase in global temperatures. How plants sense temperature change and still maintain robust circadian rhythms with an approximately 24 h period is largely unclear. In a study published in Developmental Cell , a research team led by Prof. WANG Lei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that a key protein inside plants, cl

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Environment & Climate Aug 11, 2026 Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ancient Icehouse Hyperthermal Event Offers Insights into Modern Climate Change

A research team led by Professor YAO Le from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS), in collaboration with researchers from institutions in China and abroad, has reconstructed the process and mechanism of a major warming event that occurred about 300 million years ago during the Earth's penultimate icehouse, known as the Late Paleozoic Ice Age

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Environment & Climate Aug 10, 2026 Chinese Academy of Sciences

Topography Controls How Mountains Respond to Large Earthquakes

Large earthquakes can dramatically reshape mountain landscapes by triggering thousands of landslides and rapidly accelerating erosion. However, the reasons why some mountain regions experience intense, long-lasting erosion after large earthquakes while others show only limited responses remain poorly understood. A new study published in Geology reveals that topography is the key factor controlling

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Research News Aug 13, 2026 Chinese Academy of Sciences

Butterfly-Inspired Technology Could Change the Way We Monitor Air

Respiratory infectious diseases and air pollution remain persistent global health challenges. Yet the tools used to monitor airborne threats are often expensive, power-hungry, and difficult to deploy outside laboratories. Now, researchers at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry (TIPC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have turned to an unlikely teacher for a solution: a butterfl

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