Natural Resource Today Weekly - Issue #123

Author

Rendy Mulaudzi
April 27, 2025

The most significant scientific findings you should know in less than 2 minutes.

Tsinghua University:

New research shines light on the effects of soil metal pollution on agriculture and human health. The study is published in the journal Science.

University of Science and Technology of China:

Researchers provide new insights into thunderstorms in Arctic. The research is published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.

University of Potsdam:

Researchers offer essential insights into the impact of land-use change on carbon storage in Namibia. The research is published in the journal Global Change Biology.

University of California, San Diego:

What caused severe internet outage in several African countries on March 14, 2024? New research provides a better explanation on cable break offshore Ivory Coast. The study is published in the journal Seismological Research Letters.

University of Texas at Austin:

New study explains the effects of climate change on global bird species distribution. The research is published in the journal Nature Communications.

Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research:

In a recent study published in the journal Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and Computation, researchers have described new models that could be used to predict storm surge.

European Commission:

New report shines light on severe drought conditions across the African continent. The findings of the report are published in the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.

Ifakara Health Institute:

Researchers have discovered a new species of mosquito from Kenya and Tanzania. The discovery is published in the journal Molecular Ecology.

McGill University: 

Researchers have described two new species of crocodile from Mexico. The discovery is published in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

University of Cambridge:

New research shines light on ancient glacial past in the North Sea. The research is published in the journal Nature Communications.