NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-YELLOW RIVER STATION-CHINESE RESEARCHERS

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-YELLOW RIVER STATION-CHINESE RESEARCHERS

(240626) -- NY-ALESUND, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Hu Zhengyi, a member of the Chinese Arctic expedition team, works at the Yellow River Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, June 21, 2024. Situated at 79 degrees north latitude in the northwestern region of Spitsbergen, the largest island in Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago, Ny-Alesund is the world's northernmost permanent settlement. Once a thriving coal mining town, Ny-Alesund now buzzes with the activities of polar researchers. Since the Yellow River Station's inception in 2004, China has established a significant presence in this scientific sanctuary, carrying out a range of observations and investigations in glaciology, terrestrial ecology, marine ecology, space physics, and other fields. By the end of 2023, the Yellow River Station had supported more than 250 scientific research projects and hosted over 660 researchers. As China's first Arctic research station, it has witnessed not only the development of China's polar resea

Researchers stick to posts despite harsh conditions on plateau

STORY: Researchers stick to posts despite harsh conditions on plateau DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the station 2. various of researchers working at the station 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DAWA TASHI, Researcher with NAMORS 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DAWA TASHI, Researcher with NAMORS 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DAWA TASHI, Researcher with NAMORS STORYLINE: At a research station near a major lake in China's Tibet, Dawa Tashi is one of several researchers who have been working here for years, despite the harsh weather. The Namtso Monitoring and Research Station for Multisphere Interactions (NAMORS) is located near the Namtso Lake, one of the world's highest saltwater lakes, with an average altitude of over 4,700 meters. It was established by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2005. Researchers mainly focus on projects such as meteorological and hydrological monitoring and environmental change. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DAWA TASHI, Resea

Spanish scientists reveal genetic secrets of "immortal" jellyfish

STORY: Spanish scientists reveal genetic secrets of "immortal" jellyfish DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: various of street views in SpainSOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARIA PASCUAL, Researcher at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Oviedovarious of the jellyfishSOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): MARIA PASCUAL, Researcher at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Oviedo STORYLINE: Spanish scientists have discovered the genetic secrets of "immortal" jellyfish and opened a door to anti-aging research. After five years of study on Turritopsis dohrnii, which can revert to its larval form at will, researchers from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Oviedo in Spain sequenced the jellyfish's genome and identified variations that make it better at copying and repairing DNA, which provides it with its rejuvenation abilities. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARIA PASCUAL, Resea