在菜豆（Phaseolus vulgaris）的生长发育过程中，根系的构建有着精确的时间表。通常，我们熟知的根毛要到发芽后5至10天才会现身；然而，研究发现一种名为“钩状毛”（Hooked ...

The 2026 Breakthrough Prize honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics.

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近期，南京师范大学与气候系统预测与风险管理全国重点实验室研究团队，通过1787—2007年的石笋高分辨率气候记录发现：小冰期结束后，东亚夏季风持续减弱，并在1850年代触发极端旱灾、粮食危机与社会动荡。研究揭示，气候异常不仅改变自然环境，也可能重塑王 ...

碳预算源于累积碳排放量与全球变暖之间近乎线性的关系，并以此指导气候减缓和适应工作。然而，实现目标预算的速度对气候响应的影响仍存在不确定性。我们利用29个气候模型，比较了以不同速度或缓慢的方式实现同一碳排放目标的情景。结果表明，快速实现目标会导致更强烈 ...

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