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Threefold increase in atmospheric–riverine compound heatwaves under climate change

By: Yu Zhou · Yanxia Shen · Wei Zhi · Bo Zhou · Senlin Zhu · Li Yuan · Yangyang Wang · Chuan Wang · Kun Shi · Amir Aghakouchak · Michelle T. H. van Vliet · Chunhui Lu · R. Iestyn Woolway

30 July 2026 at 01:00

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-02040-y

Co-occurring atmospheric and river heatwaves have tripled since the 1980s across the USA and Europe, and are projected to become the norm by 2100, according to model simulations.

Teosinte alleles enhance nitrogen assimilation and seed protein in maize

Nature

By: Yongcai Huang · Yidong Zhu · Yahui Cui · Guolong Shi · Xiaoxian Wu · Wenhao Li · Zhiteng Chen · Yu Zhou · Yincong Gu · Zhigui Bao · Shiqi Luo · Xingguo Wu · Ruifan Li · Jingjing Liu · Xiangjie Dai · Junxin Liu · Di Chen · Lulu Gao · Chong You · Youliang Li · Yu Zhang · Wenqin Wang · Haihai Wang · Yongrui Wu

3 June 2026 at 01:00

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10575-8

Teosinte alleles enhance nitrogen assimilation and seed protein without lowering crop yield when expressed in modern maize, providing a powerful strategy for crop improvement to meet future population demands.