support from Shanghai Rising-Star Program(24QA2710200).
Insect diversity constitutes one of the most remarkable biolog-ical phenomena on our planet,characterized by intricate and multifaceted relationships with human society.Functioning as both pollinators and decomposers,...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation ofChina(42288201,42372036,41688103 and41972021).
Our understanding of pre-Cretaceous dinosaur reproduction is hindered by a scarcity of evidence withinfossil records. Here we report three adult skeletons and five clutches of embryo-containing eggs of a newsauropodom...
Our understanding of the Cambrian explosion has relied heavily on a few exceptional fossil deposits preserving soft-bodied animals,the so-called Burgess-Shale-type deposits,or BSTs for short.BSTs are named after the f...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41802014,41790454,41688103);the US National Science Foundation grant DEB-1748286;the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB26000000,XDB18000000);the Youth Innovation Promotion Association,CAS(2017359);the Oak Spring Garden Foundation.
The Taxaceae;commonly known as the yews,are widely used in ornamental horticulture and are an important source of chemotherapeutic drugs(e.g.Paclitaxel).The Taxaceae have long been considered distinct from other conif...
In the human body,bones are dynamic and highly tuned organs that allow eicient movement,protect vital organs and house the bone marrow[1].Among the four skeletal tissue types(bone,dentine,enamel,cartilage)in vertebrat...