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The Sun sets over Hong Kong, with a white building at right.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Factors in the Severity of Heat Stroke in China

by Sarah Derouin 15 August 202221 September 2022

When temperatures exceed 36°C and relative humidity passes 58%, citizens in China may experience heat stroke.

北京一处雾霭中的高塔
Posted inResearch Spotlights

中国空气质量仍需进一步改善

by Saima May Sidik 12 August 202212 August 2022

在过去十年里,有毒颗粒物减少了约三分之一,但空气污染水平仍然高于健康水平。

A banana field replaced by two shrimp ponds due to soil salinization in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Shapes of Shrimp Farms Affect Their Groundwater Pollution

by Aara’L Yarber 8 August 20228 August 2022

New findings may help decisionmakers optimize shrimp farm layouts, which could help improve coastal water quality.

China’s Three Gorges Reservoir, located on the Yangtze River.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Fiber Optics Open New Frontier for Landslide Monitoring

by Aaron Sidder 3 August 202216 September 2022

To study a landslide along China’s Three Gorges Reservoir, researchers deployed underground fiber-optic sensors to monitor temperature, moisture, and strain.

Smog obscures a jade pagoda in a Beijing Park.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Despite Improvements, China’s Air Remains Unsafe

by Saima May Sidik 23 June 202212 August 2022

Toxic particulate matter has decreased by about a third over the past decade, but levels are still above what’s considered healthy.

A gold-colored spacecraft with large solar panels flies in front of Mars.
Posted inNews

Zhurong Rover Spots Evidence of Recent Liquid Water on Mars

by Katherine Kornei 14 June 20225 January 2023

The Chinese rover identified hydrated minerals—likely associated with groundwater—in sediments dating to the Red Planet’s most recent geologic period.

An image of the Sun showing an eruption of solar material from the Sun’s left side.
Posted inNews

Chinese-Led Solar Research Is Looking Bright

by Katherine Kornei 24 May 202210 March 2023

With new missions underway and planned, China is stepping up to observe our nearest stellar neighbor.

Artist’s impression of China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft en route to Mars.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

First Solar Wind Plasma Observations from the Tianwen-1 Mission

by Limei Yan 6 May 20227 September 2022

Solar wind plasma data captured by the Tianwen-1 probe while in transit to Mars represent an important step toward a new era of cooperative Martian space exploration.

中国桑沟湾的筏式水产养殖
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沿岸水产养殖减少营养输送

by Jack Lee 3 May 20222 September 2022

对中国桑沟湾的高分辨率模拟显示,筏式养殖改变了水动力场,减少了营养盐从近海海底向养殖区的输送。

Images showing sediment remobilized after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, China.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Moving Earthquake-Generated Sediment Through a Landscape

by Amy E. East 30 March 202229 June 2022

Ten years after the Wenchuan earthquake, most of the new sediment it produced remained on the landscape, indicating a long recovery time.

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