Circadian sensitivity significantly influences the severity of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we applied single-cell RNA sequencing to 97,043 cochlear cells, identifying macrophages as the primary immune responders to acoustic trauma, with a notable increase in their proportion in the cochlea. Immunofluorescence confirmed significant recruitment and activation of cochlear...

Tibetan alpine grasslands (AG) serve as critical methane (CH 4 ) sinks, yet face degradation from anthropogenic and climatic disturbances that promote subterranean rodents (e.g., Plateau zokor [ Myospalax baileyi ] and pika [ Ochotona curzoniae ]) activities. Although rodent bioturbation (e.g., burrowing, foraging and excreting) alters soil structure, soil physico‐chemical properties and productivity from AG, its impacts on CH...

Global hydroclimatic variability is increasing with more frequent extreme dry and wet years, severely destabilizing terrestrial ecosystem productivity. However, what regulates the consequence of precipitation extremes on productivity remains unclear. Based on a 9‐year field manipulation experiment on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, we found that the responses of gross primary productivity (GPP) to extreme drought and wetness were...

Climate warming, often accompanied by extreme drought events, could have profound effects on both plant community structure and ecosystem functioning. However, how warming interacts with extreme drought to affect community‐ and ecosystem‐level stability remains a largely open question. Using data from a manipulative experiment with three warming treatments in an alpine meadow that experienced one extreme drought event, we inve...