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AMI calls for marine microbes to be at the heart of Europe’s future ocean policy

Applied Microbiology International
Business Announcement

Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the proposed EU Ocean Act, highlighting the essential contribution of marine microorganisms to ocean health, climate regulation, biodiversity and the blue bioeconomy.

Temperate Eurasia shaped the origins and evolution of woolly rhinoceroses

Peking University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Peking University, Sep 28, 2026: The woolly rhinoceros was one of the most iconic cold-adapted animals of the Pleistocene. Yet its genetic origins, population history, and responses to repeated glacial–interglacial cycles have remained poorly understood.

Journal: Science

“Peculiar” new species of Jurassic squid found in Wyoming

University of Manchester
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A “peculiar” new species of Jurassic squid-like animal has been unearthed in Wyoming, USA, following the discovery of two exceptionally rare fossils dating back around 160 million years.

Journal: Papers in Palaeontology

Fossils from embryo to adult suggest how enigmatic, bird-like troodontid dinosaur grew

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Analysis of fossilized remains from dinosaurs known as troodontids reveals how one species’ hip and leg bones may have developed over its lifespan, from embryo to adult—with potential implications for resolving longstanding taxonomic challenges. David Varricchio of Montana State University, US, and Heath Caldwell of North Carolina State University, US, present their findings in the open access journal PLOS One on September 9, 2026.

Journal: PLOS One

Study predicts large disparities in access to food, water, and energy in 2050

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study projects how people’s access to food, water, and energy may change in the future, in response to many different variables. In many regions, people in lower-income groups will likely face even greater resource insecurity than they do today.

Journal: Earth's Future
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy, Stanford University, National Research Foundation of Korea

Press registration open for 2026 AGU annual meeting

American Geophysical Union
Meeting Announcement

Press registration is now open for AGU’s 2026 annual meeting in San Francisco, California, 7 to 11 December 2026 at the George R. Moscone Convention Center.

Rising sea levels could cost Australians at least $855 billion by 2100

University of Melbourne
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Rising sea levels and storm surges could cost $855 billion in economic losses across Australia by the end of the century, according to new Australian-first research.

Journal: Scientific Reports

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