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"The review highlights a less-examined dimension: transformation products. Pharmaceuticals do not remain chemically static. Ibuprofen, for example, is transformed into hydroxy ibuprofen and carboxy ibuprofen." 🌐🧪
New #GSABulletin research by Levy et al. shows silica-rich water tracks in the McMurdo Dry Valleys record ongoing aluminosilicate weathering—highlighting implications for warming climates and polar biogeochemistry.
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Image: Figure 2 from the paper.
#CriticalZone #photography
The GS and the EAG are pleased to announce the 2026 Geochemistry Fellows. This honor is bestowed upon outstanding scientists who have, over some years, made a major contribution to the field of geochemistry. Learn More: tinyurl.com/34yf4ush
Cover of the March 2026 issue of Ecological Applications
The March cover of "Ecological Applications" magnifies the stories trees tell, with a view of tamarack tree rings from a study of their resin defenses during an eastern larch beetle outbreak—and how climate change may be reshaping beetle-host dynamics Browse the issue: tinyurl.com/595r8bnn
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#ecology #hydrology #datarescue #digitalhumanities
Decolonising hydrology: Reflecting on positionalities for sustainable and just futures. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mining accidents can leave lasting water quality risks. By identifying contamination hotspots and health threats from metals such as arsenic, this study highlights the need for sustained monitoring, targeted remediation, and stronger safeguards for river basins affected by mining. 🌐🧪
Floodplain restoration is widely promoted to improve water quality, but its watershed-scale benefits vary. This study shows that projects in larger channels yield greater nitrate reductions downstream, offering guidance for prioritizing restoration to reduce nutrient pollution. 🌐🧪
In Morocco’s desert oases, the health of date palm farms begins underground. This study explores how soil bacteria respond to harsh environmental gradients, revealing the microbial foundations that sustain productivity in fragile oasis ecosystems: bit.ly/4bywv3j
May is almost here and so is @egu.eu #EGU26!
HS2.1.9: Critical Zone Science Around the World: Innovations, Experiments, and Collaborative Efforts is a great addition to any schedule. Link below! 🌐🧪
Unifying Ecology Across Scales - Gordon Research Conference.
With @jennsunday.bsky.social as Chair
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Deep beneath croplands, an unseen hotspot is shaping nitrogen losses. This study identifies a subsurface layer where nitrification intensifies, quietly driving soil acidification and nitrate movement toward groundwater. 🌐🧪
"When pieces of nylon net break off—torn by large tigerfish or crocodiles stealing fish from nets—they drift or snag on underwater structures. The authors argue that technologies here take on a kind of afterlife." 🌐🧪
Microbial communities shift in surprising ways when resources change. This study shows that the amount of carbon available can push communities into distinct stable states, reshaping which microbes dominate and how ecosystems function: bit.ly/3P3OvcZ 🌐🧪
Smarter irrigation depends on better forecasts. By combining high-frequency monitoring with interpretable AI models, this study offers new tools to improve water-use efficiency and crop management in arid and semi-arid agriculture. 🌐🧪
Monitoring soil radioactivity is key for public health in busy community spaces. By identifying localized increases near waste areas while confirming overall safety, this study provides baseline data to guide environmental monitoring and risk management. 🌐🧪
Towering granite inselbergs rise above Brazil’s semi-arid plains, often seen as relics of ancient landscapes. This study shows they are not static remnants but slowly evolving landforms shaped by long-term differences in erosion across the landscape. 🌐🧪
Microplastics are quietly accumulating in farm soils. This review explores how earthworms may help break down plastic particles and restore soil health, revealing the surprising role of these underground engineers in tackling emerging pollution. 🌐🧪
Biodiversity and climate strongly shape forest resilience after multi-year droughts, but after accounting for the human footprint, biodiversity’s contribution is consistently and strongly negative 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A screenshot of an RStudio window. On the left-hand side is a new pain called Posit Assistant. The Posit Assistant had recently run code making a lat-lon plot of Washington state, colored by whether the point had been marked as forested or not.
Today we're releasing AI for RStudio. It's really, really good—I'd encourage you to point it at the messiest data sources you have and see what it can do.
www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-03...
Fig. 6 Hypothesized trade-offs across vascular species illustrating a water use economics framework.
#Viewpoint: From growth potential to drought survival: a trait- and time-based framework for plant water economics across vascular species
Volaire et al.
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Altering a Balance of Nature: Effects of Excess Nitrogen on Nutrient Dynamics in Microbes, Soil, and Vegetation
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As #farming becomes more tech-driven (sensors, #drones, #IoT, #AI, automation and #dataanalytics), upside in #sustainability may occur with benefits to #biodiversity from reduced inputs but this argument should not be taken for granted… 🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Our new review is finally out! 🌿 I’m especially excited because this is the first chapter of my PhD!
Have a read to see what shapes the range limits of alpine plants besides freezing temperatures ❄️
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