The biological carbon pump (BCP) stores ∼1,700 Pg C from the atmosphere in the ocean interior, but the magnitude and direction of future changes in carbon sequestration by the BCP are uncertain. We ...
Contributed by Joseph S. Francisco; received February 25, 2026; accepted May 6, 2026; reviewed by Xinlei Ge and Roy M Harrison ...
Since the discovery of superconductivity in twisted bilayer graphene in 2018, moiré superlattices have emerged as an important platform for controlling electronic states in two-dimensional (2D) ...
Z.C. and P.G.W. were supported both by the Bullard-Welch Chair at Rice University, grant C-0016, and by the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics sponsored by NSF grant PHY- 2019745. Reviewers: ...
We gratefully acknowledge the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech for providing experimental support. This research was supported by the Sustainable Nanotechnology ...
Disputes are central to scientific progress, but their resolution can be difficult. Adversarial collaboration offers a powerful but underexplored method for addressing scientific debate. We offer ...
I wish to gratefully thank the Editorial Board Member Mary Power for useful suggestions to improve the accessibility of this commentary for a general reader. K. Zhao et al., Variability in alluvial ...
As the central kinase in antiviral innate immunity, the activation of TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) must be tightly controlled. However, how host metabolic pathways directly regulate TBK1 activity ...
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Nitrogen cycling regulates ecosystem productivity and carbon storage, yet its global responses, mechanisms, and future trajectories under climate warming remain poorly understood. By integrating 7,941 ...