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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 29-Apr-2026 02:15 ET (29-Apr-2026 06:15 GMT/UTC)

Simple menu tweak boosts vegetarian choices and cuts carbon, study finds

University of Oxford
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Replacing just one meat dish with a vegetarian option in workplace cafeterias can significantly shift what people eat - cutting both calories and carbon emissions - according to a new study from researchers at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford.

Thiol-modified biochar stabilizes toxic mercury in soils under extreme climate conditions

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As climate change intensifies heatwaves around the world, soils are increasingly exposed to repeated drying and rewetting cycles that can mobilize toxic contaminants. A new study shows that a specially engineered biochar material can keep mercury locked safely in soil even under these stressful environmental conditions.

Journal: Biochar

As polar ice changes, so do the rules governing it

University of Utah
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As Earth’s climate systems change, polar sea ice is becoming more granular in structure. University of Utah-led research reveals this type of ice is much less permeable than columnar sea ice, with important implications for geophysical processes. This is because water, heat and nutrients move less readily through granular ice than the ice it is replacing.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: Office of Naval Research

AMS science preview: AI forecast limits, unpredictable hurricanes, simplified heat index

American Meteorological Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research published in journals of the American Meteorological Society suggests that hurricane trends may become less predictable, discusses the limits of machine-learning weather forecasts, outlines a new process for calculating heat index, and more.

Journal: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

The giants of the reef: New citizen science project races to document centennial corals

Pensoft Publishers
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Coral reefs hide "scientific treasures" that have survived for centuries, yet many of these giant, ancient organisms remain largely unknown to science. A new study published in the journal Nature Conservation introduces "Map the Giants," a pioneering citizen-science initiative launched by researchers from the University of Milano-Bicocca to find these giant coral colonies before they are lost to escalating global pressures.

Journal: Nature Conservation

Ocean eddies are amplifying climate extremes in coastal seas, study finds

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research reveals a powerful yet overlooked driver of climate change: Intensifying ocean eddies. These swirling currents—that break off from major currents—are redistributing heat and nutrients in the ocean and amplifying climate extremes in key coastal ecosystems.

Journal: Nature Climate Change

Hurricane-resilient coastal forests in the Northeastern U.S. may be nearing their limits

William Paterson University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A newly published research paper led by William Paterson University environmental science professor Nicole Davi (Wayne, NJ, US) finds that coastal forests demonstrate incredible resiliency following major hurricane events, but these forests are increasingly at risk from storm damage and surges and continued sea-level rise.

Journal: Global and Planetary Change
Funder: New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium

After 9,000 years of cultivation, rice has reached its thermal limit

Florida Museum of Natural History
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists warn that over the next 50 years, global warming caused by the emission of greenhouse gases will accelerate to a pace that is 5,000 times faster than rice has ever had to contend with at any time during its evolutionary history.

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment
Funder: Zegar Family Foundation

Concordia research simplifies method for estimating climate impact of reflective surfaces

Concordia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new Concordia study presents a simplified way to estimate how reflective surfaces, such as light-coloured roofs and pavements, can offset carbon dioxide emissions. Building on earlier research, the method uses widely available weather data to make calculations easier at regional and national scales. The approach could help planners and policymakers better assess climate benefits and support wider adoption of reflective materials as a practical climate mitigation strategy.

Journal: Urban Climate
Funder: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Instituto Provincial de Desarrollo Habitacional, Ministry of Climate Change, Province of Misiones Argentina, MACOMA Environmental Technologies

Europe’s power grid has a big drought problem

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Europe's droughts are challenging its clean energy ambitions — with considerable social and environmental costs. There's a solution – but it's not quite what you might expect.

Journal: Energy Nexus

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