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New Zero-Shot Learning Approach Advances Maize Phenotyping and Yield Estimation Without Model Retraining
A new study published in Smart Agricultural Technology introduces a zero-shot learning (ZSL) framework for maize cob phenotyping. This innovative pipeline enables accurate extraction of geometric traits and yield estimation in both laboratory and field environments without the need for model retraining.
Dec 29, 2025
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Progress Persists for Low-Baseline SDGs, While High-Baseline Goals Stagnate or Reverse
The paper, recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals that global progress on numerous SDGs with high initial benchmarks has either stalled or gone into reverse. In contrast, SDG indicators with lower baseline performance continue to register gains. Researchers caution that the vast majority of countries will fail to meet their 2030 SDG targets under current trends.
Dec 29, 2025
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AIRCAS Researchers Reveal Supershear Rupture Mechanism of 2025 Mw 7.8 Myanmar Earthquake
On March 28, 2025, a moment magnitude (Mw) 7.8 earthquake struck the Mandalay region of Myanmar, rupturing about 510 km of the Sagaing Fault. The southern segment propagated at supershear speed over~450 km, making it one of the longest continental supershear ruptures ever observed. Using satellite remote sensing integrated with seismic observations, an international research team led by Professor MENG Lingsen from the University of California, Los Angeles and Professor ZHANG Yunjun from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), successfully reconstructed the rupture process and mapped earthquake damage in unprecedented detail. The results were published in Science on October 30, 2025, and selected as a cover article.
Dec 24, 2025
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Global 30-m Urban Boundary Map Released, Offering 23 Years of City Expansion Insights
A research team led by Prof. LIU Liangyun from the Aerospace Information Research Institute with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) has produced the first comprehensive, high-resolution map of global city and town boundaries, providing an unprecedented view of how urban boundaries have expanded and transformed over the past two decades. The new dataset—derived from 30-meter-resolution observations—fills a long-standing gap in global urban studies and provides planners and scientists with a powerful tool for examining sustainable development challenges.
Dec 16, 2025
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Zambezi Basin Can Triple Food and Double Clean Energy Without Harming Wetlands, Study Finds
Published in Chinese Geographical Science, the research is led by Prof. WU Bingfang from the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS). By integrating 1-km evapotranspiration data, CHIRPS rainfall records and GRACE satellite gravimetry, the team quantified how irrigation expansion and planned hydropower schemes interact with environmental flow needs across the 1.39 million km² basin between 2003 and 2019.
Dec 08, 2025
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