How does skin hold you in? How do heart cells beat together? Researchers at UC Davis are exploring how structures called desmosomes, which stick cells together, function and react to mechanical stress. 

In a pioneering effort to enhance our understanding of carbon storage in wetland ecosystems, researchers are utilizing advanced satellite technology to estimate carbon stocks in the reed wetlands of Weishan County, China. The study, titled "Estimation of Carbon Stock in the Reed Wetland of Weishan County in China Based on Sentinel Satellite Series," is led by Prof. Jie Chen from the College of Oceanography and Ecological Science at Shanghai Ocean University in Shanghai, China, and the State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing, China. This research offers valuable insights into the carbon sequestration potential of these vital ecosystems.

Soil pollution from pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals is a growing threat to global food security and public health. With nearly 80 percent of agricultural soils containing traces of organic contaminants, researchers are looking for sustainable ways to restore damaged land. A new study in Biochar highlights an emerging solution that pairs plant-microbe partnerships with biochar, an engineered carbon-rich material—to detoxify polluted soils while supporting plant growth and economic resilience.

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new menstrual health product designed to complement and enhance an existing menstrual cup that is safer, easier to use and more environmentally sustainable than current options.

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Glaciers are fighting back against climate change by cooling the air that touches their surfaces. But for how long? The Pellicciotti group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has compiled and re-analyzed an unprecedented dataset of on-glacier observations worldwide. Their findings, published in Nature Climate Change, demonstrate that glaciers will likely reach the peak of their self-cooling power by the next decade before their near-surface temperatures spike up and melting accelerates.