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Net Zero Is Not the Finish Line: Studies Say Carbon Removal Must Continue for Centuries

New IIASA-led research finds that even meeting Paris targets and net zero by 2050 won’t stop sea-level rise and permafrost thaw without centuries of net-negative CO₂.

#climatechange, #netzero, #carbonremoval, #sealevel, #permafrost

Marine heatwaves spread across key oceans, from the Mediterranean to the Southern Ocean

A new Copernicus bulletin shows sustained marine heatwaves intensifying in the Mediterranean, Pacific and Southern Ocean, raising ecological and economic risks.

#climatechange, #oceanwarming, #marineheatwave, #mediterranean, #copernicus

King Penguins Are Laying Eggs Earlier—and Raising More Chicks, Study Finds

A 24-year study on a remote French sub-Antarctic island finds king penguins now breed nearly three weeks earlier, boosting chick survival.

#climatechange, #penguins, #antarctic, #wildlife, #oceans

Scientists Break 33-Year Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Record, Map Push Toward Room Temperature

Two PNAS papers report 151 K superconductivity at normal pressure via pressure quenching—and propose a coordinated roadmap to reach room-temperature materials.

#superconductivity, #materials, #physics, #pnas, #quantum

New LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA Catalog Lists 218 Gravitational-Wave Events, Nearly Doubling Known Cosmic Mergers

GWTC-4 adds 128 new detections from 2023–24, expanding the menagerie of black-hole and neutron-star mergers and sharpening tests of cosmology.

#ligo, #gravitationalwaves, #blackholes, #astronomy, #cosmology

Astronomers Spot a ‘Ghost Galaxy’ Made Almost Entirely of Dark Matter

Using Hubble, Euclid and Subaru, researchers confirmed an ultra-faint Perseus cluster galaxy whose mass appears to be more than 99% dark matter.

#darkmatter, #astronomy, #hubble, #euclid, #galaxies

Study warns electron microscopes may be distorting key images of next-generation battery materials

UChicago-led team finds common TEM workflows can alter lithium and sodium samples, proposes inert-transfer and reporting standards to curb artifacts.

#batteries, #electronmicroscopy, #lithium, #sodium, #materials

Study Finds Global Warming Has Accelerated Since 2015, Raising Pressure on Paris Goals

New research finds global warming nearly doubled in speed since the mid-2010s, potentially pushing the 1.5°C threshold closer and intensifying debate.

#climatechange, #globalwarming, #parisagreement, #temperature, #research

LIGO’s latest catalog doubles the haul of gravitational-wave detections, revealing new black hole patterns

The GWTC-4.0 catalog adds 128 new merger candidates from LIGO’s latest run, bringing the total to 218 and sharpening clues about black holes and cosmic expansion.

#gravitationalwaves, #ligo, #blackholes, #astronomy, #cosmology

Study: Warming Mars Could Trigger Decades of Cloud-Driven Swings and Shifting Polar Ice

New Mars climate simulations find that modest artificial warming could spike water vapor, cool some regions, and rearrange polar ice for decades.

#mars, #terraforming, #climate, #aerosols, #planetaryscience

Iranian researchers use AI to design kidney-targeted viral shells for gene therapy

A preprint describes AAVGen, an AI system that generates adeno-associated virus capsids predicted to better target kidneys—so far only in silico.

#genetherapy, #ai, #kidney, #aav

Massive Mouse Cell Atlas Finds Aging Follows Coordinated Patterns Across Organs

A 7-million-cell atlas across 21 mouse organs suggests aging is a synchronized, body-wide shift in cell types and DNA regulation—not random decay.

#aging, #genomics, #mice, #immunology, #epigenetics

NASA Delays First Artemis Moon Landing to 2028, Turns Artemis III Into Earth-Orbit Test

NASA will push its first Artemis lunar landing to 2028, repurposing Artemis III into a 2027 Earth-orbit dress rehearsal amid safety, budget and China pressure.

#nasa, #artemis, #moon, #spaceflight, #spacex