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The Pearl River basin has experienced significant flooding events linked to climatic changes, with notable impacts on local ecology, agriculture, and society. A new study highlights the importance of understanding historical flood patterns to predict future events and their potential effects on human civilization.River flooding is among the most catastrophic disasters worldwide. The Pearl River, the longest watercourse in southern China, particularly its lower reach with dense population and economic activity, has been…

New research uncovers how spin effects in iron-catalyzed hydrosilylation influence catalytic behavior, enhancing reaction rates and precision in regioselectivity. This breakthrough offers significant potential for advancing catalyst design.Metal complex catalysts can be categorized from the standpoint of their spin states into two distinct types: closed-shell catalysts and open-shell catalysts. Closed-shell catalysts, which do not possess unpaired electrons and are commonly based on noble metals like palladium, have been…

The promotional image shows the project about the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) All Sky HI survey (FASHI). As the image illustrates, the powerful FAST telescope is observing distant galaxies, recording their HI emission, and revealing the detailed physical properties of the galaxies. Credit: ©Science China PressThe FASHI survey has mapped 35% of its target sky area with the FAST telescope, discovering over 41,000 extragalactic HI sources, and gaining acclaim in the astronomical community.The…