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New record of Great White Shark in Spain sparks a 160-year review

Pensoft Publishers
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new scientific study has confirmed the accidental capture of a juvenile white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) within the Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), providing rare evidence of the species' persistent presence in the Mediterranean. The findings, published in Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, contextualize this 2023 encounter within 160 years of regional records and highlight the urgent need for conservation of this iconic species.

Journal: Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria

Where did that raindrop come from? Tracing the movement of water molecules using isotopes

Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, uses a multi-model approach to improve climate modeling. Isotope analysis allows researchers to track the global water cycle and identify changes in atmospheric dynamics in a warming climate. Their simulation data, identification of parameter sensitivity, and discovery of ongoing challenges in understanding the behavior of atmospheric water vapor provide a baseline for better general climate models in the future.

Climate benefits of tree planting could be reduced by soil carbon loss, Stirling professor warns

University of Stirling
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Across the world, significant tree planting campaigns are underway. However, Professor Subke believes the recent findings show that using forests and deposition of carbon to deep soils may not be as safe a long‑term option as previously hoped.

Journal: Global Change Biology

Football-sized fossil creature may have been one of the first land animals to eat its veggies

Field Museum
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This 307-million-year-old fossil was one of the earliest known land-dwelling vertebrates that evolved the ability to eat plants.

Journal: Nature Ecology & Evolution

Young scientists from across the UK shortlisted for largest unrestricted science prize

New York Academy of Sciences
Grant and Award Announcement

The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists today announced the Finalists for the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom. The Awards recognise scientific advances by UK researchers across Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences, and Physical Sciences & Engineering. Now in its ninth year, each Blavatnik Awards Laureate will receive an unrestricted £100,000 (US$135,000) prize, while the remaining six Finalists will be awarded £30,000 (US$40,400) each.

This year’s Finalists include:

Chemical Sciences Finalists

Michael J. Booth, PhD – University College London (UCL)

Mathew H. Horrocks, PhD – The University of Edinburgh

Maxie M. Roessler, DPhil – Imperial College London

Life Sciences Finalists

Nicholas R. Casewell, PhD – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Thi Hoang Duong (Kelly) Nguyen, PhD – MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Pontus Skoglund, PhD – The Francis Crick Institute

Physical Sciences & Engineering Finalists

Radha Boya, PhD – The University of Manchester

Paola Pinilla, PhD – University College London (UCL)

Iestyn Woolway, PhD – Bangor University

Moving beyond money to measure the true value of Earth science information

University of California - Santa Barbara
Peer-Reviewed Publication

They’re all around us: sensors and satellites, radars and drones. These tools form vast remote sensing networks that collect data on the climate, the ground, the air, and the water. This information is immensely useful for research, conservation, and disaster preparedness. But, according to an interdisciplinary group of Earth science researchers in a paper led by Casey O’Hara of UC Santa Barbara, we’re only just scratching the surface of understanding just how beneficial Earth Science Information can be.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

When water meets rock: Exploring water quality impacts from legacy lithium mining in North Carolina

Duke University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

By investigating the residual effects of lithium mining on the quality of North Carolina water resources, researchers from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment shed light on potential impacts from future mining operations.

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology

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