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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 6-May-2026 07:15 ET (6-May-2026 11:15 GMT/UTC)

Ocean current and seabed shape influence warm water circulation under ice shelves

University of East Anglia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research reveals how the speed of ocean currents and the shape of the seabed influence the amount of heat flowing underneath Antarctic ice shelves, contributing to melting.

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) used an autonomous underwater vehicle to survey beneath the Dotson Ice Shelf in the Amundsen Sea, an area of rapid glacial ice loss largely due to increasing ocean heat around and below ice shelves.

Funder: Natural Environment Research Council

Homes that can withstand extremes: New study reveals pathways to housing resilience

University of Notre Dame
Peer-Reviewed Publication

With natural disasters striking communities across the U.S. at an accelerating pace, the question of how to build homes that can endure them has never been more critical. New research spanning political science and civil engineering shows that the answer could lie at the intersection of smarter regulatory systems and stronger structures. University of Notre Dame political scientist Susan Ostermann and her team have identified the building code features that have the biggest impact on hazard resilience and translated those features into tangible, practical building solutions.

Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Oyster larvae on drugs move slowly and are stressed

Society for Risk Analysis
Meeting Announcement

The discharge and prevalence of psychoactive drugs in surface waters has raised concerns about potential risks to ecosystems and public health. Yet there is limited information on the ecotoxicity of these compounds in marine environments and aquaculture.

Meeting: Society for Risk Analysis 2025 Conference

Lucrative ERC grants for five LMU researchers

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Grant and Award Announcement

Five LMU researchers have been awarded Consolidator Grants by the European Research Council. Their projects deal with climate change, strokes, quantum physics, mitochondria, and cancer diagnosis.

Connection and protection boost health in coral reefs

University of Oxford
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate change, poor water quality, and overfishing. New research reveals that connections between reefs help stabilise reef health, reducing the risk of collapse, and that a dual approach – improving conditions on both land and sea – may be the best way to protect these crucial ecosystems.

Journal: Ecological Applications

ERC grant helps to quantify the impact of anthropogenic air pollution particles on climate

Estonian Research Council
Grant and Award Announcement

University of Tartu Associate Professor in Climate Physics Velle Toll received the Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to quantify the extent to which air pollution particles cool the Earth’s climate. The results of Toll’s work would help fill a gap in our detailed understanding of human-induced climate change and improve the accuracy of climate projections.

Funder: European Research Council

Perspectives from the Global South Team releases executive report on regenerative agriculture during COP30 in Belém

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
Reports and Proceedings

The Perspectives from the Global South team (ECHOES) at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology has launched the Executive Report: Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Food Systems during a series of activities at COP30.

Artificial turf in the Nordic climate – a question of sustainability

Linköping University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Artificial turf football pitches are better than natural turf from a sustainability perspective – at least as long as the artificial turf material is recycled and the natural turf is cut using fossil fuel-powered lawn mowers. This is demonstrated by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, in a new study comparing the environmental impact of the different pitches with the help of life cycle analyses.

Journal: Cleaner Environmental Systems
Funder: Kamprad Family Foundation

What lies beneath Greenland could change what we know about rising seas

University of Ottawa
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study reveals significant temperature variations beneath Greenland, reshaping our understanding of its tectonic history.

These underground heat patterns influence how the ice sheet interacts with the bedrock, which is important for predicting future sea level rise in the context of climate change.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Excessive heat harms young children’s development, study suggests

New York University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Climate change—including high temperatures and heat waves—has been shown to pose serious risks to the environment, food systems, and human health, but new research finds that it may also lead to delays in early childhood development.

Journal: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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