A Late Roman primary-glass production site was discovered near Tel Yavne, Israel, within a large Late Roman-Byzantine industrial complex. Due to its location near several sandy quartz-rich deposits, the site offers a unique opportunity to simultaneously investigate natron glass production and raw material sourcing in the southern Levant. The glass and the nearby sand deposits were investigated using grain-size, mineralogy, det...

Carbonatite outcrops represent significant global sources of rare earth elements (REEs). However, their influence on surrounding soils, vegetation, and REE biogeochemical cycling remains insufficiently understood, particularly in Brazilian carbonatite-bearing systems. Hence, this study investigated the distribution and transfer of REEs in soils and Baccharis trimera near two carbonatite bodies in Caçapava do Sul (Rio Grande do...

Latin America harbours an exceptional diversity of extreme and polyextreme environments resulting from the interplay of tectonics, volcanism, climatic heterogeneity, and long‐term geological evolution. Hypersaline lakes and salt flats, geothermal and volcanic systems, hyperarid deserts, high‐altitude ecosystems, polar and subpolar regions, and insular Caribbean extremes together form a mosaic of natural laboratories where life...

Cognitive decline is a major non-motor symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD), often linked to brain atrophy. This study examines the relationship between cortical atrophy and age groups in predicting cognitive decline in PD over five years. 188 PD patients from the COPPADIS cohort were stratified by age: young (30–55 years, N = 47), middle-aged (56–65 years, N = 59), and older adults (66–75 years, N = 82). Baseline cortical volu...

Numerous studies conducted on a variety of temporal and spatial scales around the world show that dipteran parasitoids can exert effective control over some insect pests. This paper provides an overview of major examples of successful classical and augmentative biological control initiatives, organized by major dipteran families which include parasitoid species (i.e., Tachinidae, Phoridae, Sarcophagidae, Cryptochetidae, Bombyl...