Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Filtered by: Earth & Environment
When Sport Is Not About Stress: Rethinking Why Chilean Youth Move
What led us to question a common assumption about organized sport and stress relief in children and adolescents — and why the answer matters for equitable public health policy.
A semi-automated framework for global detection of previously undocumented submarine calderas
Submarine calderas represent some of Earth's most significant yet least documented features. This study presents the first global inventory of submarine calderas, combining automated detection and expert classification to reveal a far greater number of these structures than previously catalogued
The Hidden Technology Behind Smarter and More Secure Spatial Systems
Cybersecurity now extends beyond computers and networks to include smart cities, autonomous vehicles, drones, critical infrastructure, intelligent transportation, and billions of IoT devices that generate location-aware data.
Increasing Global Threat of Outburst Floods from Overlooked Small Alpine Lakes
Small alpine lakes are rapidly forming in deglaciating mountain regions yet remain largely excluded from hazard assessments. This Perspective highlights their growing outburst flood risk and calls for risk-informed monitoring and governance to protect vulnerable mountain communities.
Keeping data alive for the long term - a case study
This post relates to the paper 'Re-curating a 90-year ecological data collection from an arid zone enclosure according to FAIR principles.' DOI: 10.1038/s41597-026-07556-x
What Lies Beneath? Understanding Ground Conditions Through Integrated Geophysics
Accurate subsurface characterization is essential for geotechnical design and infrastructure development. This study integrates ERT, Seismic Refraction, and MASW to improve the assessment of foundation materials and reduce uncertainty associated with subsurface heterogeneity.
Evidence of refugia buried in geohistorical records can guide conservation efforts
The geohistorical record hides a treasure trove of data about how different organisms survived environmental crises in the past. With the right tools, we can reveal this information and use it to help develop conservation strategies for organisms threatened by anthropogenic climate change.
The Climate Keeps Receipts: How Temporary Temperature Overshoots Leave Lasting Impacts
The story behind our latest paper published in Communications Earth & Environment: "Irreversible climate changes driven by degree-years of temperature overshoot"
