On February 20, a research team led by Professor Dong Bo from the Fang Zongxi Center for Marine Evo-Devo, Ocean University of China (OUC), published their latest findings online in Science Advancesas a research article entitled “Taurine-Driven Chemotaxis and Metamorphosis in Ascidian Tadpole Larvae”.Aiming to address the heavy attachment of invasive biofouling organisms on port infrastructure and marine aquaculture facilities, the research team drew inspiration from the high-density colonization

On February 9, Professor Zhang Yuzhong’s team from the College of Marine Life Sciences, the MOE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, and the Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System at Ocean University of China (OUC), in collaboration with Professor Jonathan D. Todd from the University of East Anglia, published their latest findings in The EMBO Journalunder the title “Regulation of DMSP organosulfur cycling in ubiquitous Roseobacter marine bacteria”.M

Recently, a research team led by Professor Huang Minghua from the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Ocean University of China (OUC) made significant progress in the field of anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEMWEs). The related findings were published in the international journals Angewandte Chemie International Edition andACS Nano, respectively.Developing clean and efficient energy-conversion technologies, such as water electrolysis for hydrogen production, is an import

The emergence of biomineralized skeletons was one of the hallmark events of the Cambrian Explosion and profoundly shaped the basic pattern of animal biodiversity. Such structures evolved independently multiple times across different animal phyla and display convergent evolution, suggesting that a biomineralization regulatory “toolkit” may have already existed in the common ancestors of animals and was repeatedly co-opted to provide the genetic and regulatory foundation for the subsequent evoluti

On February 7, a team led by Professor Dong Bo from the Fang Zongxi Center for Marine Evo-Devo at Ocean University of China (OUC) published a research article entitled “Identification of protein precursor for thyroid hormone synthesis in basal chordate ascidian Styela clava” in the internationally renowned journal Nature Communications. The study is the first to identify and functionally validate, in an invertebrate, the protein precursor required for thyroid hormone biosynthesis, thyroglobulin-

On January 23, a research team led by Professor Zhang Zhengguang of the State Key Laboratory of Ocean Dynamics-Physical Environment and Intelligent Sensing at Ocean University of China (OUC) published their latest findings in Nature Communications in an article entitled “Extreme rainfall over land exacerbated by marine heatwaves”. This study is the first to demonstrate that marine heatwaves can substantially exacerbate extreme rainfall over land, and it reveals the physical mechanisms underpinni

On January 26, a research team led by Professor Zhang Juncheng from the College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China (OUC), published their latest findings in Advanced Materialsin an article entitled “Dual-Window Broadband Near-Infrared Mechanoluminescence in MgO-Based Phosphors”. In this study, the authors systematically investigated the near-infrared mechanoluminescence behavior of MgO-based phosphors and analyzed

On January 21, a research team led by Professor Zhuang Guangchao from the Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System and the MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology at Ocean University of China (OUC), working with collaborators in China and abroad, published an article entitled “Atmospheric deposition enhances marine methane production and emissions from global oceans” in Nature Communications.The team has made new progress in marine methane biogeo

On January 7, 2026, Professor He Yan from Professor Zhang Quanqi’s research team at the College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China (OUC), published a research article entitled “Viviparity and Beyond: Captured Endogenous Retroviral Envelope Genes Drive Teleost Physiological Innovations” in Molecular Biology and Evolution, a leading journal in evolutionary biology. Using the viviparous teleost Sebastes schlegelii as a model, the study not only pinpoints candidate viral genes that d

On January 8, 2026, a research team led by Professor Zhao Wei from the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography at Ocean University of China (OUC) published their latest findings in Nature Geoscience. In an article entitled “Weak self-induced cooling of tropical cyclones amid fast sea surface warming”, the team systematically quantified cyclone-induced inner-core sea surface cooling using in situ observation data and revealed a pronounced cold bias in satellite remote-sensing products and climate

Recently, the research team led by Professor Wang Min from the College of Marine Life Sciences at Ocean University of China (OUC) published their latest findings in Advanced Science. Their article, “Diversity and Ecological Potentials of Marine Viruses Inhabiting Continental Shelf Seas”, focuses on planktonic DNA viruses in the eastern continental shelf seas of China (ECSSC). Over six years, this virome-based study systematically reveals the diversity and spatiotemporal dynamics of these viral c

Recently, the article “Deep-Sea Economy: Construction Foundation, Problems Confronted and Development Path”, co-authored by Professor Han Limin and Associate Professor Liang Shuo from the College of Management at Ocean University of China (OUC), was reprinted in full in Issue 1, 2026 of Xinhua Digest. The article systematically discusses the significance of the deep sea as both a new space for China’ s economic development and a new field of international competition. China enjoys abundant deep-

Recently, Professor Yu Rilei from the School of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ocean University of China (OUC) , together with Professor Zhao Yan from the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), published an article entitled “Deep Learning-Driven Discovery and Mechanism of Action Study of a Minimalist Conopeptide Targeting α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor” in Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B.Marine cone snails produce a diverse array of bioactive conopeptides, comprising both disulfi

Recently, the research team led by Professor Wang Yang from the School of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ocean University of China (OUC) has made new progress in the asymmetric catalytic construction of chiral nitrogen heterocycles. The article entitled “Asymmetric Catalytic Construction of 1,1-Diheteroquaternary Tetrahydro-β-Carbolines Enables Collective Syntheses of Polycyclic Alkaloids” was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.Between 2013 and 2023, 64% of new small-molecule dr