Earth Science
Global Forest Edges Shrank by 24 Million Kilometers in Two Decades
The first high-resolution global maps of forest edge dynamics reveal a 24 million kilometer decline in edge length from 2000...
Virtual Fitting Rooms That Sell: Study Reveals Which AR Features Actually Drive Fashion Shoppers to Buy
A new study of 216 Pakistani fashion consumers finds that personalisation, creative engagement, connectedness, and immersion in augmented reality shopping...
New Weighting Framework Helps Climate Model Pick Its Best Physics Settings
A new performance-based weighting framework gives greater influence to hard-to-simulate variables like precipitation and wind when selecting WRF model physics...
Hidden Radiation in Gold Mine Soil: RESRAD Model Maps Cancer Risk in Nigeria
Researchers used gamma-ray spectroscopy and the RESRAD simulation code to estimate excess lifetime cancer risks from radium-226, thorium-232, and potassium-40...
Common Herbicide Crosses the Placenta in Rats, Raising Fetal Exposure Concerns
A new rat study shows the grass-selective herbicide haloxyfop-R-methyl accumulates in both maternal and fetal organs during pregnancy and injures...
Peatland Microbes Harbor Nearly 10,000 Hidden Gene Clusters but Switch On Only a Fraction
Metagenomic and transcriptomic analysis of an acidic German fen reveals nearly 10,000 biosynthetic gene clusters, 97 percent of them new...
Satellite Record Reveals How Drought and Restoration Reshaped Vegetation in Arid Northwestern China
A 33-year Landsat analysis shows vegetation cover in arid northwestern China slowly increasing, with extreme drought driving sharp declines and...
Climate Vulnerability Reshapes the Income Ladder in Sub-Saharan Africa, Study Finds
A new study of 42 sub-Saharan African countries finds that greater climate vulnerability is associated with smaller top income shares,...
Riverscapes in Transition: Geoscientists Meet in Denver to Decode Water’s Future
At GSA Connects 2026 in Denver, geoscientists are exploring how floods, drought, and human modification are transforming rivers and the...
Pocket-Sized DNA Sequencer Tracks Toxic Algal Blooms in Real Time
Researchers used handheld nanopore long-read sequencing of the 18S rRNA gene to detect eleven harmful algal bloom taxa across Florida's...
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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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