Core Points - The Future Science Prize 2025 was announced on August 6, 2025, in Beijing and Hong Kong, revealing the winners of the "Life Science Award," "Material Science Award," and "Mathematics and Computer Science Award," each with a prize of 1 million USD equivalent in RMB [2]. Group 1: Life Science Award - The winners of the Life Science Award are Qiang Ji, Xing Xu, and Zhong Zhou [3][8][12]. - They were recognized for their discovery of fossil evidence that birds originated from dinosaurs [6][9][11]. - Notably, Qiang Ji and researcher Qiaomei Fu recently published papers in Cell and Science, studying a nearly complete human skull fossil from the Middle Pleistocene found in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, which is dated to be over 146,000 years old. They extracted ancient proteins and DNA from the fossil, confirming it belonged to the extinct Denisovans, providing a definitive link to the appearance of Denisovans [13]. Group 2: Historical Context - Since 2016, the Future Science Prize has awarded 39 winners, gaining wide recognition in the scientific community and among the public [16]. - The Life Science Award has previously honored notable scientists such as Yueming Lu, Yigong Shi, and Yuan Longping, among others [16].
祝贺！季强/徐星/周忠和获2025未来科学大奖，证实鸟类起源于恐龙
生物世界·2025-08-06 02:31