During the recent 2025 World Young Scientist Summit in east China's Wenzhou city, Arieh Warshel, the Nobel laureate in chemistry in 2013, advised that young scientists should choose hard problems and have the perseverance to push forward their research.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to the Science and Technology Daily on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of its founding.
Many people have noticed that the date on the Gregorian calendar of the Qingming Festival, a time when Chinese honor their ancestors, is not fixed. In 2025, Qingming fell on April 4, while in 2026 it falls on April 5. So, why does the date of Qingming vary from year to year, when the precise moment of its onset is calculated down to the minute? Science and Technology Daily spoke to Yan Weiguo, president of the Tianjin Astronomical Society, to find out the reason.
