In a perspective published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Colorado State University researchers describe a management approach to prevent the uptake of toxic metals in rice grains to protect human health.

Biodiversity genomics may hold the key to Europe’s nature crisis, helping identify species, monitor ecosystems and inform policy at an unmatched scale. A landmark agreement between the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA), the International Barcode of Life Europe (iBOL Europe), and the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) commits to building a coordinated European infrastructure for biodiversity genomics, manifested through the Biodiversity Genomics Europe plus (BGE+) project aimed at creating a system of shared resources, technology and data across the continent.

Two new policy briefs were developed within the SELINA project, a product of the “Derive a minimum set of key ecosystem condition indicators per ecosystem type” task, providing a framework for monitoring ecosystem pressures and recovery across the European Union. 

JMIR Publications Announces Expansion of Jisc Flat-Fee Unlimited Open Access Partnership, Adding Three New UK Institutions for 2026-2027

Often-overlooked costs, including diminished quality of life and informal care provided by loved ones, account for most of dementia's staggering economic toll.