Peking University, Sep 28, 2026: The woolly rhinoceros was one of the most iconic cold-adapted animals of the Pleistocene. Yet its genetic origins, population history, and responses to repeated glacial–interglacial cycles have remained poorly understood. Figure 1. Artistic recons...

Peking University, September 24, 2026: Rivers around the world carried about 260,000 metric tons of microplastics into the ocean in 2022, according to a new study led by researchers at Peking University (PKU). Published in Science, the study finds that this pollution is not relea...

Peking University, Sep 16, 2026: Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of how people learn, solve problems, and construct knowledge. Yet whether AI strengthens human intelligence or encourages excessive dependence remains an open question.A research team led by Associa...

Peking University, September 3, 2026: As the auto industry is accelerating toward AI-powered autonomous vehicles (AV), autonomous driving chips are emerging as a key determinant of whether safe, scalable, and commercially viable autonomy can be achieved. In a close examination of...

Peking University, August 12, 2026: Rice is a staple food for more than half of the global population, yet how climate change will affect future rice production remains uncertain. A major challenge is that previous assessments often focused on rising average temperatures while ov...