The China-EU joint conference of the BioClima project,“Integrated Monitoring of Climate Change and Biodiversity Improvement via Sino-European Environmental and Earth Observation", was held in Beijing on May 26, 2026. Hosted by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), the conference brought together more than 50 experts and researchers from China and Europe to review project progress, exchange scientific findings, and explore future cooperation on climate change and biodiversity monitoring.

Scientists from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), in collaboration with Shihezi University, have developed a novel method to identify cotton fields in Xinjiang during the plastic-mulching stage. The study, titled "Advancing the earliest identifiable timing of cotton fields by the unique mechanized plastic-mulching practices in Xinjiang," was published in Remote Sensing of Environment.

A study published in Remote Sensing of Environment has generated the first 10-meter dynamic water dataset (DWH10) for the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, revealing that existing global water products may substantially underestimate surface water extent in mountainous areas.

A research team led by Prof. CAI Xinxia, Assoc. Prof. LUO Jinping and Assoc. Prof. WANG Mixia from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) has demonstrated that in vitro biological neuronal networks can achieve both low-power consumption and high-speed communication through predictable electrical stimulation, providing a promising new route for next-generation brain-inspired computing systems. The study shows that regular stimulation increased neural communication speed by about 1.79 times without adding extra energy cost.

A UNESCO report released on 21 April 2026, People and Nature in UNESCO-designated Sites: Global and Local Contributions, delivers the first global assessment of over 2,260 World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves and Global Geoparks. The study finds that more than one in four sites could reach critical ecological tipping points by 2050 if pressures intensify, while also showing that monitored wildlife populations within these sites have remained stable on average, contrasting sharply with a 73% global decline since 1970.

Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) have developed a knowledge-guided artificial intelligence algorithm that significantly improves the resolution of global soil moisture observation.