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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 8-May-2026 17:16 ET (8-May-2026 21:16 GMT/UTC)

Climate change may produce “fast-food” phytoplankton

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

MIT scientists found that as sea surface temperatures rise over the next century, phytoplankton in polar regions will adapt to be less rich in proteins, heavier in carbohydrates, and lower in nutrients overall.

Journal: Nature Climate Change
Funder: Simons Foundation

Lakes forming next to Greenland’s melting ice sheet are speeding up glacier flow

University of Leeds
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A growing network of meltwater lakes at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet is accelerating the flow of major glaciers, potentially increasing the pace of global sea‑level rise.

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment

Air surveillance reveals hidden reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes

Hiroshima University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A review finds that antibiotic resistance genes—capable of undermining modern medicine—can travel through the air across both cities and farmland, and argues that airborne spread represents an overlooked public health risk.

Journal: Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
Funder: Kurita Water and Environment Foundation, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

A Wisconsin-sized chunk of Alaskan permafrost is thawing; Arctic and global climate may never be the same

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a first-of-its-kind study, a team of researchers led by geoscientist Michael Rawlins at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has shown in fine-grained detail what happens when Arctic permafrost thaws.

Journal: Global Biogeochemical Cycles

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Carl Wunsch for his foundational contributions to pioneering studies that revealed the impact of global warming on the world’s oceans

BBVA Foundation
Grant and Award Announcement

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Climate Change and Environmental Sciences category has gone in this 18th edition to Carl Wunsch (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) for his foundational contributions to studies that revealed the impact of global warming on the world’s oceans.

Not all biochar is created equal: study calls for clearer standards in carbon markets and agriculture

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study highlights a critical misunderstanding in how biochar is used to fight climate change and improve soils, warning that oversimplified claims could undermine both scientific progress and carbon markets.

Journal: Biochar

New model shows how behavioral flexibility affects animal evolution

University of Texas at Austin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new model that accounts for the impact of behavioral flexibility on evolution provides conservation biologists a tool for improving assessments of how vulnerable different species are to climate change.

Journal: Nature Communications

Tides supercharge biochar’s carbon capture power in coastal wetlands

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Coastal wetlands are among the planet’s most effective natural carbon sinks, but their ability to store carbon is increasingly threatened by climate change and human activity. Now, a new field study suggests that adding biochar to these ecosystems could significantly boost their carbon storage capacity, with tidal forces playing a surprisingly beneficial role.

Journal: Biochar

Photothermal fabric ‘skin’ reduces home heating use by as much as 23%

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently unveiled a tool to combat climate change, fossil-fuel dependency, skyrocketing home-heating bills and gentrification all at once—a simple fabric treated with a special photothermal dye that, when placed on outside walls, can help keep a home 8.64ºF warmer over the course of a day.

Journal: ACS Applied Engineering Materials

We have just 20 years to stop spiraling decline in British biodiversity

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

There is a closing 20-year window in which decisions on climate and land use will determine the fate of dozens of native birds, butterflies and plants across Great Britain, which is already one of the most nature-depleted countries globally.

That is the warning in a new study led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), which, for the first time, predicts how different combined environmental changes would affect the survival of species within 1km square areas across the country.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Natural Environment Research Council

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