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Unsustainable use of nitrogen fertilizers and ineffective control of nitrogen losses have resulted in various environmental issues. A key challenge for nitrogen management is to meet the food demands of a growing global population while reducing nitrogen pollution. Editorial Top of page ⤴ Shifts in large-scale climate patterns are reshaping flood risk worldwide. Advances in modelling now offer the potential to provide early warnings and develop effective tools for managing rising coastal hazards.

Ice sheets can be extremely sensitive, or remarkably resilient, to environmental perturbations. Reconstructions of past ice sheet variability help identify what controls their stability and how they may fare in a warming future. Editorial Top of page ⤴ Erosion by the West Antarctic Ice Sheet can supply iron to the Southern Ocean, with iron solubility as important as iron quantity in shaping ocean productivity and carbon cycling.

Extreme weather and climate-related disasters are escalating in severity, frequency, and impact. Global climate policy must embed formal mechanisms that attribute these events and their consequences to major carbon emitters, ensuring accountability and accelerating the implementation of effective mitigation strategies. Editorial Top of page ⤴ News & Views News & Views Post-fire soil erosion is a widespread global phenomenon with geomorphological consequences.

A belt of seaweed has formed across the tropical Atlantic nearly every year since 2011, despite reduction in its extent elsewhere. The causes of this growth are now coming into clearer focus. Editorial Top of page ⤴ Our oceans are changing rapidly, with climate-driven shifts in circulation and nutrient cycles reshaping marine ecosystems in profound ways.

The aftermath of volcanic eruptions often reveals critical gaps in hazard and risk management. Effective global implementation of the lessons learned from disasters triggered by natural hazards is long overdue.

For research papers first sent for peer review from mid-August, authors will be able to choose whether to publish the reviewers’ reports and their responses with their paper. Editorial Top of page ⤴ Inclusions preserving a snapshot of the chemical reactions that produced the host diamond may provide insight into diamond formation in the deep mantle from carbon-bearing fluids. News & Views A negative sulfur isotope excursion occurred across Eurasia during the last deglaciation.

The mineralogy of samples returned from asteroid Bennu yield valuable insights into the physical and chemical processes — on both small and large scales — that shape small bodies in the Solar System. Editorial Top of page ⤴ News & Views Reactive poorly crystalline iron minerals play a critical role in organic carbon accumulation. Insights from a coastal survey show they are abundant in coastal wetlands and may boost the ‘rusty carbon sink’ in these key carbon-storing environments.

Sharing new research, with geoscientist colleagues or the general public, can be a challenge. Fortunately, there are many approaches that can help. Editorial Top of page ⤴ Rapid-onset droughts known as flash droughts can devastate ecosystems and agriculture. A new analysis shows that extreme heat considerably amplifies their severity and duration, posing severe compound risks to ecosystems and global food security. News & Views Top of page ⤴ Sperrylite is a tiny and rare mineral.

The Research Cross-Journal Editorial Team supports the Nature-branded research journals, with a focus on handling primary research manuscripts. Head of Team | Prateek Dongare, PhD, Springer Nature, Heidelberg, Germany Dr. Prateek Dongare is a chemist and materials scientist specializing in catalysis and solar energy research.

Climate change is exacerbating and extending droughts. These events are becoming more predictable as their underlying causes are uncovered. Editorial Top of page ⤴ Correspondence Correspondence Top of page ⤴ Balancing soil health and food production is a struggle for agriculture. The practice of burying crop residues in subsoil offers a dual win: richer carbon storage and higher yields.