Earth Science
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9-Apr-2026
Rewetting peatlands plus biochar could turn major carbon sources into climate solutions
Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
A new study shows that combining water management with biochar application could transform drained agricultural peatlands from greenhouse gas emitters into powerful carbon sinks, offering a promising pathway for climate change mitigation.
- Journal
- Biochar
9-Apr-2026
Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change
University of RochesterPeer-Reviewed Publication
University of Rochester scientists identify how warming oceans may trigger increased methane emissions, providing an alarming feedback loop for global warming. The research offers a key insight for current climate models.
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
9-Apr-2026
New study reveals shallow mantle source for supervolcanic magma
Chinese Academy of Sciences HeadquartersPeer-Reviewed Publication
A research team from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) has developed a comprehensive three-dimensional geodynamic model of western North America that simulates the present-day dynamics of both the lithosphere and the underlying convecting mantle, revealing a mechanism for magma generation beneath supervolcanoes.
- Journal
- Science
9-Apr-2026
Ancient survivor reveals its secret: First-ever egg of a mammal ancestor discovered
University of the WitwatersrandPeer-Reviewed Publication
A remarkable new discovery is shedding light on one of the greatest survival stories in Earth’s history, and answering a decades-old scientific mystery. Lystrosaurus, a hardy, plant-eating mammal ancestor, rose to prominence in the wake of the End-Permian Mass Extinction some 252 million years ago, the most devastating extinction event our planet has ever experienced. While countless species vanished, Lystrosaurus not only survived, but thrived in a world marked by extreme environmental instability, intense heat, and prolonged droughts.
- Journal
- PLOS One
- Funder
- National Research Foundation’s African Origins Platform, Palaeontological Scientific Trust, GENUS: DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences
9-Apr-2026
Halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 critical to avoid disastrous effects on human well-being
FrontiersPeer-Reviewed Publication
Immediate call for global action to shift world towards a “Nature Positive” approach is published today in Frontiers in Science.
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- Frontiers in Science
9-Apr-2026
Is the Moon more iron rich than what we thought ?
Ehime UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers at the Geodynamics Research Center (GRC), Ehime University, measured P- and S-wave velocities of a lunar orthopyroxene under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions equivalent to those in the Moon’s interior. Comparison of laboratory data with seismic models from NASA’s Apollo missions revealed the lunar upper mantle (at depths of 40–740 km) likely contains more iron than previously thought. This new finding has wide implications for the formation and evolution history of the Earth-Moon system.
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- Geophysical Research Letters
- Funder
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science