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Climate change forces penguins to relocate: Key insights from SYSU's satellite tracking
Emperor penguins in Antarctica are forced to move 73 meters for every 1 C increase in temperature, according to an 11-year satellite tracking study led by Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) researchers.The study, recently published in the journal Remote Sensing of Environment, provides quantifiable evidence of how climate change is fragmenting the habitats of one of the Antarctic's most iconic speci...
October 24, 2025
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SYSU researchers reveal a key regulator of mesenchymal cell fate in pancreatic cancer
Recently, a collaborative team led by Professor Changhua Zhang from The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), in partnership with Professor Shaozhen Lin from School of Physics at SYSU and the team of Academician Axel Behrens from The Institute of Cancer Research, has achieved a major breakthrough in pancreatic cancer research. The study for the first time identifies the ...
September 30, 2025
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SYSU researchers redefine forestation’s role in climate mitigation
A new study led by Professor Zhangcai Qin from the School of Atmospheric Sciences at Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) has offered a more realistic assessment of the potential of forestation in combating climate change. Published in the prestigious journal Science, the research is the first to quantify global soil carbon sequestration capacity during forest restoration.The study also pioneers a new...
August 31, 2025
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SYSU team achieves breakthrough in lunar laser ranging
Recently, researchers from Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) successfully detected laser echoes from the Next Generation Lunar Retroreflector-1(NGLR-1), making China the 4th country (after France, Germany and the United States) to achieve this feat.At 12:37 am (Beijing Time) on August 13, Xida Han and Xianlin Wu from SYSU’s Tianqin Laser Ranging Station, together with their team, detected laser ec...
August 22, 2025
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SYSU’s Feiniao spearheads intelligent agriculture in lychee orchards
In Baqiao Village, Genzi Town, Gaozhou City of Maoming, Guangdong Province, local lychee grower Liu monitors his orchard’s condition from his phone. Behind this seemingly simple gesture lies the powerful support of the Feiniao Smart Agriculture System, developed by the School of Geography and Planning at Sun Yat-sen University. Tailored to the specific conditions of Liu’s orchard, the system ...
August 4, 2025