Effective stress regulation is essential for emotional health, whereas maladaptive stress responses contribute to neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Because neuron–microglia interactions are increasingly recognized as key modulators of neuroplasticity under physiological conditions, stress-related microglial dysregulation may contribute to aberrant neuronal responses implicated in...

Urban freshwater ecosystems are increasingly exposed to mixtures of pollutants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). However, their ecological effects remain poorly understood, especially in tropical regions with limited sanitation infrastructure. This study investigated PFAS contamination, water quality, and microbial community structure in Pampulha Lake, a tropical urban reservoir in southeastern Brazil. Spa...

Key message Although leaf turgor loss point reflects osmotic potential variation in Eucalyptus, the osmometer method alone does not reliably rank drought tolerance among genotypes in breeding-oriented common-garden trials. Abstract Increasing droughts driven by climate change highlight the need to identify traits associated with drought tolerance in tree breeding programs. However, finding operationalizable traits that effecti...

Metallic pollution is an emerging and underappreciated stressor contributing to global bee declines, yet the evidence base remains fragmented across metals, taxa, endpoints, and geographic regions. Here, we provide the first hypothesis-driven scientometric synthesis of the global literature on metallic pollutants and bees. Using Web of Science records, we compiled 154 experimental and field-based studies and quantitatively tes...