In this chapter we review recent advances in understanding the roles that magnetic fields
play throughout the star formation process, gained through observations and simulations of …

Context. Star formation takes place in giant molecular clouds, resulting in mass-segregated
young stellar clusters composed of Sun-like stars, brown dwarfs, and massive O-type (50 …

We present the SARAO MeerKAT Galactic Plane Survey (SMGPS), a 1.3 GHz continuum
survey of almost half of the Galactic Plane (251°≤ l≤ 358° and 2°≤ l≤ 61° at| b|≤) …

The ATOMS, standing for ALMA Three-millimeter Observations of Massive Star-forming
regions, survey has observed 146 active star-forming regions with ALMA band 3, aiming to …

Context. Investigating the flow of material along filamentary structures towards the central
core can help provide insights into high-mass star formation and evolution. Aims. Our main …

Context. Filamentary structure is important for the ISM and star formation. Galactic
distribution of filaments may regulate the star formation rate in the Milky Way. However …

The interstellar medium is threaded by a hierarchy of filaments from large scales (∼ 100 pc)
to small scales (∼ 0.1 pc). The masses and lengths of these nested structures may reveal …

As we learn more about the multi-scale interstellar medium (ISM) of our Galaxy, we develop
a greater understanding for the complex relationships between the large-scale diffuse gas …

Context. Recent Herschel observations of nearby molecular clouds have shown that
filamentary structures are ubiquitous and that most prestellar cores form in dense filaments …

Context. Filamentary structures in the interstellar medium are closely related to star
formation. It is possible that the dense gas mass fraction (DGMF) or clump formation …