Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
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Buried deep freshwater reserves beneath salinity-stressed coastal Bangladesh
In large parts of the coastal zone of Bangladesh the shallow groundwater is salty, but in places there is deep groundwater that is fresh. We used electromagnetic methods to explore where deep groundwater is fresh versus saline to better understand this potential resource.
Why Do Neighboring Glaciers Behave So Differently? New Clues from the Antarctic Peninsula
In our new study of the western Antarctic Peninsula, we found that two adjacent glaciers only a few kilometers apart, Hoek Glacier and Rusalka Glacier, exhibit markedly different responses in how climate and ocean forcing influence their frontal behavior and dynamic evolution.
From Ocean Currents to Urban Networks: A Decade of Learning What Resilience Really Means
Born from long-standing MIR–SDS collaborations, this study demonstrates how warming affects plant–pollinator networks and why tropical systems require significantly greater management than temperate ones to maintain ecological resilience.
Bridging the Southern gap: why Ocean sciences need a fairer future
Although most of the ocean lies in the Southern Hemisphere, it remains underrepresented in microbiome research. In Ocean Microbiology, 85 researchers call to end parachute science and promote fair, collaborative partnerships with equal participation from low- and middle-income countries.
