CAS in the headlines for cutting-edge science and tech raises (debate over safety, quantum threats, AI, biotech). China’s premier national science body, steering mega research. Short bio: world’s largest research organization; national science advisor for PRC.
Researchers reveal a vast whale graveyard in the southeastern Indian Ocean, extending to depths of 7,000 metres and spanning hundreds of kilometres. The site hosts hundreds of fossil skeletons and five modern whale falls, highlighting a thriving deep-sea ecosystem that feeds on whale carcasses. The findings, published in Nature, deepen understanding of deep-sea life and whale evolution.