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2-Apr-2026

 

Registrations open for São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Regulatory Governance

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

School at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (Brazil) covers emerging regulatory frontiers, including central banks in climate risk regulation and antitrust in digital markets. Apply by April 30.

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

1-Apr-2026

 

Five-year field study reveals smarter biochar strategy to cut methane from rice paddies

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new long-term field study shows that how biochar is applied matters just as much as whether it is used at all. Researchers report that small, repeated additions of biochar combined with water-saving irrigation can significantly reduce methane emissions from rice paddies over time, while maintaining strong crop yields.

Journal

Biochar

1-Apr-2026

 

Extreme heat from climate change linked to smaller babies

Adelaide University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Exposure to extreme heat conditions is resulting in more babies being born with low birth weight, according to a new study involving Adelaide University researchers.

Journal

BMC Medicine

1-Apr-2026

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

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Simons Foundation

1-Apr-2026

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

1-Apr-2026

 

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

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Kurita Water and Environment Foundation, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

1-Apr-2026

 

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

1-Apr-2026

 

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.

31-Mar-2026

 

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

31-Mar-2026

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