NYINGCHI, June 19 (Xinhua) --The record of the tallest tree in the Chinese mainland has been refreshed several times in the past year or so.Last year in April, a research team led by Peking University found a 76.8-meter tree in Medog County in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous R...

Peking University, June 20, 2023: To promote the Global Excellent Talent Development Program and help teachers and students cultivate a global perspective on scientific research and improve comprehensive scientific research capabilities, the Office of International Cooperation at...

Editor’s note: How much alcohol is safe to drink? The answer is none, multiple studies have found. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that alcohol consumption contributes to 3 million deaths each year globally as well as to the disabilities and poor health of millions...

Peking University, June 6, 2023: Researchers from the Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science at Peking University (PKU), led by Prof. Chen Shiyi and Prof. Yang Yantao, have recently proposed a groundbreaking mechanism to enhance the efficiency of heat transfer in convect...

Peking University May 30, 2023: If you look up "the tallest tree in Asia" on the internet, it may mention Menara, a yellow meranti (Shorea faguetiana) tree with a height of 100.8 meters found in Malaysia. The record, however, has now been broken.The newly discovered giant tree is...