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Vegetation recovery following retrogressive thaw slumps across northern tundra regions
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02603-2Retrogressive thaw slumps are a key disturbance resulting from permafrost thaw that impact both vegetation and soil...
Building façade photovoltaics enhance global climate resilience
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02606-zFaçade-integrated photovoltaics (FIPV) present a promising yet early-stage solution for mitigating building emissions. Combining global building datasets,...
Using wavelet decomposition to determine the dimension of structures from projected images
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 13, March 2026. SignificanceTurbulence is a fundamental process in a wide range of natural and...
Pedro A. Sanchez (1940–2026), a social soil scientist
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 13, March 2026. Cuban-born Pedro A. Sanchez (1940-2026) became the face of tropical soil science...
Effect of regional marine cloud brightening on land climate
Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is one of the proposed climate intervention methods aiming to reduce anthropogenic warming. In this study, we use the CESM Earth...
A recent significant increase in tropical cyclone-induced precipitation in the North China Plain
Tropical cyclone (TC) precipitation exhibits strong regional dependence and arises from complex mechanisms. Here, our analysis of hourly data from 278 observational stations reveals a...
U.S. Forest Service unveils extensive closures of research facilities
Cost-cutting move is expected to cause resignations and turmoil
Biochemical remodelling of phytoplankton cell composition under climate change
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 31 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02598-wThe authors simulate phytoplankton macromolecular composition—proteins, carbohydrates and lipids—under present and future scenarios. They show increased protein...
Biochemical future of marine ecosystems
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 31 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02590-4Warming oceans will alter not only how much phytoplankton grow, but what they are made of and...
AIs can ‘memorize’ data they shouldn’t. Can they be forced to forget?
New tool could help researchers probe how models “unlearn” sensitive training material
Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers
Cities, towns and industrial complexes aim to quickly pump tens of millions of gallons per day in a bid to avert disaster.By Dylan BaddourJIM WELLS...
Q&A: Will subsidy cuts for Chinese clean-tech exports hurt Africa’s solar boom?
In January, China announced an end to export subsidies for solar panels and a phased end to value-added tax rebates on batteries. The cuts, which...
Why this NASA climate scientist wants you to stay angry
Last month, climate scientist and author Kate Marvel resigned from her position at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, where she had spent more than...
How EVs could solve a problem with America’s rickety grid
There’s a technology sitting idle in garages and driveways across America that provides a solution to its own potential problem. As more and more electric...
Food loss and waste associated with misbehaviour drives 11% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02597-xFood loss and waste (FLW) is often attributed to technoeconomic inefficiencies of food systems. However, using a...
Distributional consequences of climate policy
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02612-1Carbon pricing can be a cost-effective way to cut carbon dioxide emissions, but only if it is...
Long-term socioeconomic trends and climate variability as drivers of virtual water scarcity in China
Water scarcity can have far-reaching sectoral impacts beyond its physical location through the propagation of virtual water flows. Socioeconomic and hydroclimatic changes affect local and...
CORRIGENDUM: Quantifying responsibility for cross-state air pollution: an airshed approach (2025 Environ. Res. Lett. 20 124063)
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Toward AI foundation models for epidemics: Promise, challenges, and paths forward
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 13, March 2026. Foundation models—large AI systems pretrained on broad, heterogeneous data—are transforming scientific discovery....
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 13, March 2026.
Relics of an ancient sandstorm on Mars point to Earth-like winds
Curiosity rover finds what may be the first direct evidence that Mars once had a thick atmosphere
As war escalates, Iran’s universities face increasing fire
Attacks have destroyed or damaged a wide range of academic and commercial research centers
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