Enigmatic muscle may help explain penguins' signature waddle
Find also reveals how the birds keep their bodies streamlined when underwater
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Battle over DNA within fertilized eggs may explain why some IVF procedures fail
Temporarily keeping parents’ genetic contributions separate promotes normal development, mouse study suggests
Loss of UFL1 drives chromosome instability and tumorigenesis of prostate cancer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 17, April 2026. SignificanceUFMylation is a ubiquitin-like modification mediated by a three-step enzymatic cascade that...
Fifteen thousand years of bioarchaeological data reveal life history trade-offs among Europe's first farmers
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 17, April 2026. SignificanceThe transition to farming has long been considered to have had an...
Tribe and Environmentalists to Sue Feds Over Arizona Mine's Impacts to Threatened Owls
The BLM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said no Mexican spotted owls lived near a proposed mine site in Arizona’s Sky Islands when it...
Exploring Connections Between Environment and Society
Aynsley Kretschmar, a soon-to-be graduate of the M.A. in Climate and Society program, reflects on the skills she’s gained from her time at Columbia, as...
Labor will back fossil fuels in the budget but the gas tax campaign isn't dead yet
Despite popular support for a 25% levy on gas exports, Anthony Albanese opposes it and there is little discussion about how to reduce our usageGet...
The persistence and loss of hard selective sweeps amid admixture in ancient Eurasians
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 17, April 2026. SignificanceThe extent to which human adaptations have persisted despite strong eroding forces...
Failure of early B cell tolerance and possible BCR signaling dysregulation underlie NF155-mediated autoimmune nodopathies
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 17, April 2026. SignificanceAutoimmune nodopathies (AINs) are rare acquired autoimmune neuropathies with distinct clinical features...
Somalia: UNHCR Flash Alert #13 April 2026: Flood in Banadir Region Triggers Displacement of Over 4000 Individuals in Dayniile District
Country: Somalia Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Heavy rainfall over the past two days in Banadir region has...
World: Thematic Report on Harmful Practices Affecting Children in Africa
Country: World Source: Equality Now Please refer to the attached files. Legal protections are failing to protect girls in Africa from child marriage and female...
Haiti: Haití, cada vez más peligroso
Countries: Haiti, United States of America Source: Médecins Sans Frontières MSF insta a los responsables políticos a ampliar el estatus de protección para los haitianos...
Niue (New Zealand): Pacific Region - Coordination Meeting Minutes, Suva, 9 April 2026
Countries: Niue (New Zealand), Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Sources: Logistics Cluster,...
Brazil leads 'encouraging' decline in global rainforest destruction in 2025
Forest destruction in the tropics eased by over a third in 2025, thanks in large part to Brazil’s stronger environmental protection which drove forest loss...
Tropical cyclones relieve drought
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02627-8Droughts and tropical cyclones are two well-known hazards that can interact in dynamic ways. Now, research shows...
From yield impacts to just transformation of food systems
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02625-wFood security remains a major global challenge, which is only amplified by ongoing climate change. Here, I...
Enhancer-directed gene delivery for digit regeneration based on conserved epidermal factors
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 17, April 2026. SignificanceInstructing regeneration of complex structures in mammals remains an unsolved problem. Gene...
A farnesol-sensing triad in Pseudomonas aeruginosa drives interkingdom predation on Candida albicans via signal transduction
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 17, April 2026. SignificanceCurrently, the molecular mechanisms underlying signal molecule–mediated bacterial–fungal interactions (BFIs) remain largely...
Yemen - Floods (DG ECHO, IFRC, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 April 2026)
Country: Yemen Source: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Since late March, southwestern Yemen has experienced heavy rainfall and severe...
South Sudan: Deterioration of food insecurity and malnutrition (DG ECHO, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 April 2026)
Country: South Sudan Source: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification just released a new...
China - Floods (media, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 April 2026)
Country: China Source: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations On 26‑27 April, Qinzhou, located in the south‑central autonomous region of...
USA - Severe weather (media, NOAA WPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 April 2026)
Country: United States of America Source: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Several storms have affected the Midwestern United States...
What funders should know about recovery in Hawaii, Pacific Islands
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Dozens of North Carolina houses have been lost to the sea. Some surviving homes are now being moved on wheels
Pace of sea-level rise has turned Outer Banks coastal area into a ‘canary in the coalmine’ for other east coast communitiesMoving house has a more...
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