Clouds moderate Amazon deforestation’s climate effect | Science
An unexpected increase in cloud cover partially reduces warming caused by carbon dioxide release Source link
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Resolving the radiation risk debate | Science
When US President Trump signed an executive order in May 2025 seeking to streamline the adoption of nuclear energy by directing federal agencies to reconsider whether radiation protection standards have been unnecessarily strict, he reignited a debate … Source link
New demand goals for energy and climate resilience | Science
Current climate goals, largely focused on energy supply, should be complemented by targeting demand Source link
France must protect pollinators over pesticides | Science
Pollinating insects, which are essential to biodiversity, plant reproduction, and crop production, are in decline (1, 2). In Europe, pollinator populations have declined markedly over recent decades (1–3), a trend driven in large part by the use of pesticides (1, 2). To address pollinator loss, France prohibited the use of neonicotinoids in 2018 (4). However,…
The EU’s cryosphere biodiversity blind spot | Science
The Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences (2025–2034) has begun (1), but international and regional guidelines for managing glacier ecosystems are lacking. In the European Union (EU), the only legislative tool that acknowledges glaciers as a protected habitat is the EU Habitats Directive (2), but even that does not fully take into account glacier biodiversity…
As U.S. pushes to expand uranium mines, opponents warn of ‘ticking time bomb’
Method that leaches radioactive metal from aquifers can leave groundwater contaminated, researchers say Source link
Octopus ‘krakens’ as large as semi-trucks stalked ancient seas
Giant cephalopods may have rivaled marine reptiles as apex predators during the age of the dinosaurs Source link
Academics demand apology for scientist investigated for China ties but never charged
Neuroscientist Jane Ying Wu was the subject of an investigation by the US National Institutes of Health as part of US President Donald Trump’s China Initiative. Credit: Courtesy of Elizabeth Rao University leaders are facing calls to apologize for their alleged treatment of a tenured neuroscientist who died by suicide after being investigated as part…
Author Correction: Rewiring an E3 ligase enhances cold resilience and phosphate use in maize
State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China Huan Liao, Xiaoyun Zhao, Keyu Ren, Zhuoyang Li, Zhicheng Liu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Tianhang Su, Diyi Fu, Zhaoyang Zhang, Zhizhong Gong, Wen Song, Zhen Li, Yiting Shi & Shuhua Yang State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, National Maize Improvement…
Delays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to change
The number of research grants awarded by the US National Science Foundation in 2026 is a fraction of the five-year average, although funding could soon start to flow more freely.Credit: B Christopher/Alamy More than halfway through the fiscal year, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded many fewer new grants than it usually would…