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Plants, people and progress for native prairie seeds

South Dakota State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Native seed systems are a crucial part of prairie restoration and have been studied from ecological, production and trouble-shooting angles, but never from a social science perspective, until now. Researchers from South Dakota State University conducted more than 60 interviews to better understand the people and relationships within the native seed system of the Northern Great Plain Region to help identify the best ways to support the local network.

Journal: People and Nature

The world’s oyster reefs could add $12 trillion to planetary health each year – if they were better managed

Frontiers
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists calculated the total gross ecosystem product that the world’s oyster reefs could deliver to planetary health and human wellbeing, given adequate interventions for habitat restoration and protection. They estimated that the combined potential ecosystem services of oyster reefs, including food production, carbon sequestration, water filtration, and coastline protection, could be worth up to $12 trillion per year. For this potential to be realized, 90% of sites suitable for oyster reefs would require restoration, while 80% would need protection through conservation efforts.

Journal: Frontiers in Marine Science

SKKU research team recreates viral transmission and herd immunity on a chip

Sungkyunkwan University External Affairs Division (PR team)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A compact, centimeter-scale microfluidic chip uses 444 interconnected hexagonal microchambers to model population density, spatial contact, and social distancing.

Journal: Advanced Science

“Image quality remains intact even when stretched like a rubber band”: DGIST develops world’s brightest “stretchable quantum dot display”

DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

- Professor Ji-Woong Yang’s team, in collaboration with UNIST and IBS, develops the first ultra-high-resolution stretchable quantum dot display (QLED) - Establishes key foundational technology expected to accelerate the commercialization of next-generation form factors, including wearable devices and electronic skin; published in Nature Nanotechnology, a leading journal in the field of nanotechnology

Journal: Nature Nanotechnology

Against the odds: why some ecosystems thrive

University of Sydney
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Global study reveals the common ingredients behind conservation success: valuing local knowledge alongside science; community role in decision-making; and management adapting to local social and environmental conditions.

Journal: Nature Ecology & Evolution
Funder: Australian Research Council, National Geographic Society

Three scientists honored with $250,000 Blavatnik Awards for breakthroughs in organic chemistry, gene editing and bioelectronics

New York Academy of Sciences
Grant and Award Announcement

Three exceptional scientists each received $250,000 – the largest unrestricted scientific award available to early-career scientists in the United States – at the 2026 ceremony of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists for their work in organic chemistry, genome engineering, and bioelectronics.

The Blavatnik Awards announced the Laureates at its 20th anniversary gala, a black-tie awards ceremony held October 6 at the American Museum of Natural History, hosted by Len and Emily Blavatnik and presented by Robert P. Lifton, MD, PhD, President of The Rockefeller University.

CHEMICAL SCIENCES LAUREATE: David Nagib, The Ohio State University

LIFE SCIENCES LAUREATE: Patrick Hsu, Arc Institute and Stanford University

PHYSICAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERING LAUREATE: Jonathan Rivnay, Northwestern University

Study highlights the European waters at greatest risk of harmful light pollution

University of Plymouth
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by researchers at the University of Plymouth (UK) has have produced the first assessment of whether light pollution is posing a threat to 'Good Environmental Status' in our ocean and along out coastlines. The new framework was tested using data available for European waters, with parts of the Adriatic, Baltic, Mediterranean and North seas proving the most likely to be impacted by light pollution.

Journal: Ocean & Coastal Management
Funder: Horizon Europe

The techniques AI uses to create images can help predict floods, researchers say

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of scientists, including researchers at Penn State, is using diffusion — the same artificial intelligence technique used to generate images of weightlifting cats or cartoon versions of family photos — to build better hourly-rate prediction models to monitor flash flood risk.

Journal: Water Resources Research
Funder: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Poor antibody validation wastes millions of biological samples, but solutions exist

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A widespread failure to validate research antibodies before use is estimated to lead to the avoidable waste of millions of animal and human tissue samples worldwide, and an international expert panel has reached consensus on how to address the problem, according to two studies published October 6^th in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Harvinder Virk of the University of Leicester, UK, and colleagues.

Journal: PLOS Biology

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