A latest study published in Soil Ecology Letters sheds new light on how mangrove forests adapt to rising salinity levels, a critical threat amplified by climate change. The research, led by Mr. Shamim Ahmed from the Technical University of Munich, demonstrates how soil nutrients and leaf area index (LAI) interact with species and structural diversity to buffer mangrove productivity against salinity stress.

In the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, researchers explore how extreme manufacturing helps brain implants record thousands of neurons for years with minimal impact on the brain.

One Health discourse rightly stresses human–animal–environment interdependence, yet its normative footing can be thin and often defaults to strong anthropocentrism, valuing non-human beings and ecosystems only instrumentally. This perspective focuses on clinical decision-making and proposes a shift from strong anthropocentrism to weak anthropocentrism. weak anthropocentrism maintains the human-centered mandate that underpins medicine and public health while at the same time requiring proportionality, least harm, and intergenerational responsibility that acknowledge intrinsic—not merely instrumental—value in ecological systems and non-human life. Building on One Health's systems thinking, the framework offers a pragmatic approach rather than a radical turn to biocentrism or ecocentrism, and it recognizes ongoing debates about prudential versus radical interpretations within One Health. We illustrate feasibility with green oncology, where clinically equivalent options are selected to reduce life-cycle emissions, waste, and antimicrobial pressures—showing how ecological considerations can be integrated without compromising patient or population outcomes. The proposal aligns with contemporary regulatory strategies that recommend a One Health lens and invites a practical recalibration of public health policy: expand evaluative criteria, embed ecological reasoning in decision processes, and align clinical benefit with long-term planetary stewardship. Weak anthropocentrism thus offers a workable, ethically coherent route to extend “do no harm” beyond humans while remaining faithful to the core commitments of both clinical care and public health.

Baduanjin exercise may ameliorate aromatase inhibitor-induced menopausal symptoms and fatigue in breast cancer patients, with distinct modulations in inflammatory biomarkers. Its low-intensity, culturally tailored design supports feasibility as an adjunctive therapy, warranting further investigation into IL-6-mediated mechanisms.

Understanding how molecules interact with metal surfaces is fundamental to catalysis and surface chemistry. However, traditional computational methods face a trade-off: achieving high accuracy often involves prohibitively expensive calculations, limiting large-scale or complex studies. A research team from Peking University have used a machine learning framework to create advanced exchange-correlation functionals within density functional theory (DFT). This approach enables accurate predictions of CO adsorption energies and site preferences on Cu(111) and Rh(111) surfaces with computational costs comparable to standard methods. The innovative DeePKS framework not only reproduces hybrid functional accuracy but also exhibits transferability across different adsorbate coverages, opening promising avenues for catalyst discovery and surface reaction modelling.