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The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
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Shifts in precipitation regimes exacerbate global inequality in grassland nitrogen cycles
Shifts in precipitation regimes may exacerbate global inequality in grassland nitrogen cycles. Low- and middle-income countries are expected to experience greater losses, but timely adaptation measures could promote balanced regional development.
Fields of Data: Mapping Vulnerability in Bengal's Rice Belt
Subrata Maity, Satiprasad Sahoo and Ajit Govind
Comparative analysis of smart city scientific research trends in the USA and China
Our study, published in Nature Cities, compares U.S. and China smart city research trends using funded proposals and LLM-based analysis. Findings reveal shared priorities in sustainability and equity, but also national divides, highlighting the need for global collaboration.
Real-time monitoring of water states in large-diameter aqueducts – learning from distributed acoustic sensing signals
Dao-Yuan Tan and colleagues present a real-time acoustic sensing system with hierarchical clustering for monitoring large-diameter aqueduct flow states. A 6 km aqueduct case study demonstrated improved water management and infrastructure reliability.
Exploring ClimateAF: High-Resolution Historical and Future Climate Data for Africa
By Sarah Namiiro & Andreas Hamann
