Guan-Hua Su

Oct 6, 2023 | science.org | Guan-Hua Su |Susan Athey |Koon-Kiu Yan |Xiaodong Li

Research ArticleMATERIALS SCIENCEINTRODUCTIONSoft robotics characterized by intelligence and bionics are attracting more and more attention due to their substantial application prospects in industry and medicine (1, 2). In the next 5 to 10 years, relevant fundamental research and technological creation are possible to achieve transformative breakthroughs and promote the progress of human society.

Oct 6, 2023 | science.org | Guan-Hua Su |Susan Athey |Koon-Kiu Yan |Wei Fang

Research ResourceCOMPUTER SCIENCEINTRODUCTIONRecently, artificial neural networks (ANNs), such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs) (1), recurrent neural networks (RNNs) (2), and transformers (3), have defeated most other methods and even surpassed the average ability levels of humans in some areas, including image classification (1, 4, 5), object detection (6–8), machine translation (3, 9–11), speech recognition (12, 13), and gaming (14, 15).

Oct 6, 2023 | science.org | Guan-Hua Su |Susan Athey |Koon-Kiu Yan |Tama Ray

Published In Science AdvancesVolume 9 | Issue 40October 2023Article versionsSubmission historyReceived: 13 April 2023Accepted: 6 September 2023PermissionsSee the Reprints and Permissions page for information about permissions for this article. AcknowledgmentsWe are grateful to A. Koller and L. Georgi for the assistance in data collection and to M. Ehbrecht and K. Friedrich Reich for the suggestions in data analysis. We are also thankful to N. Döring for the technical assistance.

Oct 6, 2023 | science.org | Guan-Hua Su |Susan Athey |Koon-Kiu Yan

Research ArticleEVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGYINTRODUCTIONThe two extant clouded leopard species, Neofelis nebulosa and Neofelis diardi, are the closest living relatives to the five big cats of the genus Panthera, and, together, they form the subfamily Pantherinae (1, 2). Clouded leopards (Fig. 1A) are highly adapted to an arboreal lifestyle. They have broad paws, a long tail to maintain balance, and flexible ankles that can rotate nearly 180°, allowing them to descend trees headfirst (3).

Oct 6, 2023 | science.org | Guan-Hua Su |Susan Athey |Koon-Kiu Yan |Yani Meng

Supplementary MaterialsFigs. S1 to S15Tables S1 and S2REFERENCES AND NOTES2J. O. Luken, “Directing ecological succession” (Chapman and Hall, London, 1990). 3D. C. Glenn-Lewin, R. K. Peet, T. T. Veblen, “Plant succession: Theory and prediction” (Chapman and Hall, London, 1992). 4K. PrachL. R. Walker, “Comparative plant succession among terrestrial biomes of the World” (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2020). 5E. P. Odum, The strategy of ecosystem development. Science 164, 262–270 (1969). 6K. S.