Forests store carbon and support biodiversity, but management that benefits one goal may not benefit the other. A study of 150 forest plots found that increasing management intensity reduced total and aboveground carbon while increasing belowground carbon. Aboveground insect diversity and biomass also increased, whereas belowground fauna showed no overall response. Relationships varied among arthropod groups, habitats and years, revealing no single optimal management strategy. The authors suggest combining generally lower-intensity management with a mosaic of forest types to better balance carbon storage, arthropod habitat, climate mitigation and biodiversity conservation.

Melon flesh thickness is the edible portion of the fruit and directly determines its commercial value and yield, yet the genes controlling this trait have long remained a mystery. 

Precision forestry has long lacked a reliable way to predict how light moves through tree canopies over time—a gap that limits everything from pruning decisions to yield optimization. 

KIMM develops the world’s first spray-based immersion cooling technology that directly cools lithium-ion battery packs with dielectric liquid. Reduces dielectric-liquid consumption by 85% while maintaining stable battery-cell temperatures under rapid charging and discharging conditions.

Emerging Contaminants is a leading platform for research addressing the potential ecological and human health risks associated with environmental contamination from emerging contaminants.

This article collection features papers published in Environmental Surfaces and Interfaces since 2025 on the theme of materials-driven environmental pollutant removal. It focuses on the development of novel materials and their practical applications in environmental pollutant remediation. All articles are freely available for reading.