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Increase in global warming potential of atmospheric black carbon since 1750

By: Han Shen · Huizhong Shen · Yafang Cheng · Meinrat O. Andreae · Xiaoqiao Jiao · Xuyang Liang · Zelin Mai · Peng Guo · Lianming Zheng · Xiaocong Peng · Wei Du · Runyu Wang · Guohua Zhang · Jinghao Zhai · Yaling Zeng · Haitong Zhe Sun · Yilin Chen · Chen Wang · Tao Huang · Guofeng Shen · Xin Yang · Hang Su · Xinming Wang · Yingjun Chen · Gan Zhang

8 September 2026 at 01:00

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-02085-z

The soot fraction of global black carbon emissions increased from 16% in 1750 to 35% in 2019, mainly driven by fossil fuel consumption, suggesting a higher warming potential per unit mass, according to an analysis of atmospheric measurements.

Efficient and precise programmable DNA knock-in without double-strand breaks

Nature

By: Yanmin Gao · Yu Ma · Kexin Yu · Yintian Liu · Buming Gu · Hao Tang · Wenjie Yan · Shuangshuang Yang · Jingran Su · Xindong Wang · Xin Ma · Xinming Wang · Fang Wang · Qingyang Li · Mengying Liu · Haifeng Wang

22 July 2026 at 01:00

Nature, Published online: 22 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10819-7

Kilobase-scale nickase-targeting (KNIT) editing enables single-nick-based DNA insertion across genomic loci and cell types, supporting insertion of DNA fragments exceeding 10 kb, with high efficiency and minimal unwanted off-target effects.