In a groundbreaking study that explores the ecological consequences of forest fragmentation, researchers are examining the degradation of edge forests and the associated carbon loss. The study, titled "Degradation in Edge Forests Caused by Forest Fragmentation," is led by Prof. Wei Li from the Department of Earth System Science at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and the Ministry of Education Ecological Field Station for East Asian Migratory Birds. This research offers a detailed analysis of how forest fragmentation impacts edge forests, highlighting the importance of understanding these effects for effective conservation strategies.

As Texas faces a shortage of certified teachers, University of Houston researchers are at the forefront of developing a strong, sustainable teacher workforce — backed by a $1 million grant from the Houston Endowment.

The 2025 Europlanet Prize for Public Engagement has been awarded to Red de Estudiantes Colombianos en Astronomía (RECA) Educación, a Colombian non-profit network of volunteers that aims to bring science, astronomy and planetary science to schools and communities across Colombia.  RECA Educación representatives Laura Ramirez Galeano and Natalia Oliveros received the prize, which comes with a cash award of €1000, and gave a lecture during the opening ceremony of the joint meeting of Europlanet Science Congress and the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Science (EPSC-DPS2025) in Helsinki.