Artist Impression. Observatories on the ground and in space captured a microlensing event when a cosmic body passed in front of a star, bending and magnifying the star’s light. Based on these observations, researchers used parallax—the same phenomenon behind human depth perceptio...

Peking University, December 17, 2025: A research team led by Professor Li Sheng from the School of Life Sciences at Peking University published a research paper titled "Effects of protected areas on human-induced shifts in nocturnal activity in mammal communities in southwestern...

Peking University, December 9, 2025: A research team led by Professor Lu Lin from the Peking University (PKU) Sixth Hospital has recently provided a comprehensive overview of sleep health in China, identifying prevalent causes of sleep disturbance and suggesting policy directions...

Peking University, December 5, 2025: A research team led by Professor Luo Shujin from the School of Life Sciences has uncovered a surprising chapter in the history of cats in China. Through ancient DNA sequencing of feline remains spanning over 5,000 years, the team discovered th...

Peking University, November 28, 2025: A significant step forward in AI-driven scientific discovery has been made by a research team led by Professor Ma Yanqing at the School of Physics. They have developed AI-Newton, an artificial-intelligence (AI) system capable of autonomously...