Water colour, derived from chromophoric dissolved organic matter (cDOM), is a key indicator of water quality. Increasing water colour trends worldwide and in Australia have raised concerns, yet the drivers of colour variability in natural ecosystems remain poorly understood. We aimed to investigate the drivers of spatial and temporal variability of water colour generation across well-drained temperate forested catchments in so...

The second part of the fifth session of the UN’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) on plastic pollution was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 5 to 15 August 2025. Despite a sense of urgency, 2,600 participants, including delegations from 183 countries and hundreds of observers, negotiators left Geneva without consensus on a final agreement. Delegates decided to put the negotiations on pause, demonst...

Genetic diversity is the raw material of evolution and is essential for adaptation and survival. Concerted efforts have been made under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) to incorporate intraspecific genetic diversity into national monitoring efforts. Much emphasis has been put on non-genetic proxies of genetic diversity, due to the limited amount of genetic data currently available on species and their p...

The endothelial ENaC (EnNaC) is mainly responsible for maintaining the mechanical properties of the endothelial cell surface, the sensitivity to the shear forces of the streaming blood and thus for vascular function. The correlation between EnNaC surface expression, the dynamics of the actin cortex, the mechanical stiffness, and nitric oxide release indicates a close structure–function relationship. Mechanical flexibility of t...

Although Atlantic cod has been observed in Svalbard waters since the 1880s, knowledge about the presence in the Arctic shallow water zone is limited. The regular catch of juvenile Atlantic cod in Kongsfjorden since 2008 is in line with an overall northward shift of boreal fish species toward the Arctic. This is the first study showing the age class composition, growth rates, and stomach content of Atlantic cod in the shallow w...

Genetic diversity is a fundamental component of biological diversity, and its conservation is considered key to ensure the long-term survival of natural populations and species. National and international legislation increasingly mandates a monitoring of genetic diversity. Examples are the United Nation’s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Aichi target 13 and the current post-2020 negotiations to specify a new target for...

Tendon mobility is highly relevant in rotator cuff surgery. Objective data about rotator cuff mobility is rare. Tendon mobility still needs to be evaluated subjectively by the surgeon. This study aims to establish a porcine animal model for mobility analysis of the supraspinatus. In this context, we introduce a sensor-enhanced, arthroscopic grasper (SEAG) suitable for objective intraoperative measurements of tendon mobility in...

It has long been discussed to what extent related species develop similar genetic mechanisms to adapt to similar environments. Most studies documenting such convergence have either used different lineages within species or surveyed only a limited portion of the genome. Here, we investigated whether similar or different sets of orthologous genes were involved in genetic adaptation of natural populations of three related plant s...

It is generally accepted that the spatial distribution of neutral genetic diversity within a species’ native range mostly depends on effective population size, demographic history, and geographic position. However, it is unclear how genetic diversity at adaptive loci correlates with geographic peripherality or with habitat suitability within the ecological niche. Using exome‐wide genomic data and distribution maps of the Alpin...

Purpose Development of zeta potential changing SEDDS containing newly synthesized derivative stearic acid phosphotyrosine amide. Methods Stearoyl chloride was conjugated with phosphotyrosine, which is substrate for the brush border enzyme intestinal alkaline phosphate. The synthesized derivative was implemented in different SEDDS formulations and the zeta potential changing properties and the concluding mucus diffusion abiliti...

Managing agricultural landscapes to support biodiversity and ecosystem services is a key aim of a sustainable agriculture. However, how the spatial arrangement of crop fields and other habitats in landscapes impacts arthropods and their functions is poorly known. Synthesising data from 49 studies (1515 landscapes) across Europe, we examined effects of landscape composition (% habitats) and configuration (edge density) on arthr...

Natural genetic variation is essential for the adaptation of organisms to their local environment and to changing environmental conditions. Here, we examine genomewide patterns of nucleotide variation in natural populations of the outcrossing herb Arabidopsis halleri and associations with climatic variation among populations in the Alps. Using a pooled population sequencing (Pool‐Seq) approach, we discovered more than two mill...