The Corpus Christi Inner Harbor in Texas is a major center of industrial activity and contains high levels of persistent pollutants, including dioxins, furans, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The Gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis , is an estuarine species inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico. F. grandis populations from the Houston Ship Channel (Galveston Bay, Texas) have been previously...

Age-related decline in left ventricular (LV) diastolic function is a hallmark of cardiac aging and an early precursor to cardiovascular disease. While dyslipidemia is a known driver of coronary heart disease (CHD), the molecular pathways linking lipid metabolism to cardiac aging and subsequent CHD risk remain poorly understood. Furthermore, longitudinal lipidomic profiling of cardiac aging in large human populations has not be...

Interdisciplinary, stakeholder-engaged research is increasingly being used for managing climate change in social-ecological systems. We apply a Collaborative Adaptive Experimental Governance lens to the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, a remote, relatively pristine coral reef system ~130–190 km offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, where biodiversity protection coexists with recreation and offshore energy. We coupled p...

Background Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive inflammatory disorder characterized by debilitating chronic pain and substantial healthcare burden. Pain mechanisms in CP are heterogeneous and incompletely integrated into clinical decision-making. This narrative review synthesizes data from human CP cohorts and complementary experimental models to summarize inflammatory, neuropathic, and metabolic drivers of pancreatitis-...

Tropical peatland wildfire incidence has risen in recent decades, driven by drainage for land use and intensified by severe droughts with global climate change. These disturbances have altered vegetation structure, disrupted ecosystem functioning, and increased carbon emissions, particularly in Southeast Asia. However, the long‐term history and characteristics of wildfires in tropical peatlands remain largely unknown. Here, we...

Anthropogenic climate change is fuelling repeated marine heatwaves and has triggered the fourth global mass coral bleaching event in 2023–2025, causing widespread coral mortality worldwide. Here, we document the impacts of this event on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), where heat accumulation peaked in February–March 2024 and caused mass coral bleaching for the seventh time since 1998. We use data from the Australian Institute of...

There is growing evidence that morphological change is a widespread response to the warming climate. The empirical basis for understanding this process has, to date, largely been correlative analyses of morphological time series. However, it is not clear what constitutes sufficient temporal sampling for assessing long-term morphological change. We analyzed two long-term high-quality morphological datasets, one including 33 spe...

Eruptions from the Katla central volcano occur through the overlying Mýrdalsjökull ice cap, meaning proximal deposits are usually not well preserved or exposed. Two nunataks, Enta and Klakksfjöll, crop out above the ice cap close to the Katla caldera rim and offer exceptional exposure of proximal rhyolitic eruptive products from this predominantly basaltic volcano. Geological mapping of these nunataks reveals silicic tephra wi...

The analysis of highly toxic proteins such as abrin and ricin is challenging but comprehensive analytical methods are essential for their unambiguous identification after ingestion. This study pursued three primary aims at detecting abrin and ricin in human biosamples while ensuring that laboratory staff remain protected from direct exposure to these toxic proteins. First, two polyclonal antibodies (pAB) against specific pepti...

The adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework empowers signatory countries to take meaningful action in addressing the global biodiversity crisis. The framework’s first eight targets are aimed at directly reducing threats to biodiversity, with Target 3 calling for the global protection of at least 30% of terrestrial and inland water areas by 2030. We use the protected area networks to assess progress towar...

In the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean, there are at least five populations of pygmy blue whales, Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda , residing in the Northwest Indian Ocean (NWIO, Oman), central Indian Ocean (CIO, Sri Lanka), Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO, Madagascar to Subantarctic), Southeast Indian Ocean (SEIO, Australia to Indonesia), and Southwest Pacific Ocean (SWPO, New Zealand). Each population produces a d...