Earth Science
Canada’s 2023 wildfire smoke cut solar generation by 2.8%, costing $2B
A new analysis of Canada’s 2023 wildfire season suggests that wildfire smoke didn’t just dim skies—it measurably reduced solar energy...
Urbanization Alters Development Patterns, Boosting Anopheles stephensi Habitat Suitability
Urbanization is reshaping disease risk in subtle ways, and a new study points to a worrying match between city growth...
Ground Radar Detects Natural Electron Bernstein Waves in Earth’s Ionosphere
A new study reports that Earth’s upper atmosphere naturally hosts electron Bernstein waves—an elusive class of plasma oscillations—observed directly using...
Iron-Loaded Biochar Boosts Electron Shuttling for Ammonium Nitrate Reduction in Rice Soils
Iron-enriched “biochar” is emerging as an unexpected tool for cleaner, more efficient nitrogen cycling in flooded paddy soils, according to...
Microbial Carbon Metabolism Tied to Organic Matter Chemistry in Soils
Soil is often treated as a simple storage site for carbon, but a new study suggests it is better understood...
Engineered microbial communities speed up removal of herbicide residues from soil
Persistent herbicide residues can linger in agricultural soils long after application, where they disrupt microbial communities, impair nutrient cycling, reduce...
Ancient Seawater Groundwater Still Shapes Coastal Paleo-Estuary Legacy
An international team of geoscientists has uncovered how an ancient coastal landscape keeps reshaping modern groundwater—long after the sea retreated....
Projected Zooplankton Energy Declines Threaten Northwest European Shelf Ecosystems
A new modelling study warns that the Northwest European Shelf could face a steep energy shortfall as zooplankton productivity declines...
Fossil Footprints Show Ancient Human Relative Was Bigger, Travelled in Groups 1.4 Million Years Ago
An international team has unveiled a remarkable set of fossilized footprints from northern Kenya’s Lake Turkana region, offering a rare...
Iceberg barriers reduce foraging links, causing sharp chick declines in Coulman Island penguins
A new study warns that emperor penguin recovery may hinge on factors far beyond food abundance: the movement of icebergs....
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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