Earthworm gut’s potential positive impact on carbon cycle by influencing carbohydrate metabolism and microbial genome size
March 2026
•Earthworm gut had higher proportion of glycosyl transfer genes than soil.•Earthworm gut had higher proportion of carbon fixation genes in arable systems.•Earthworm gut eukaryome had large genome size...
Base-assisted elemental sulfur-based multicomponent polymerizations to synthesize asymmetric polythioureas
March 2026
Polythioureas with great potential in precious metal recovery materials, dielectric materials, light refractive materials, self-healing materials, and adhesives have become a group of popular polymer...
Enhanced surface water-energy coupling on the Tibetan Plateau over the past six decades (1960–2020)
March 2026
Long-term changes in surface water and energy budgets on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are essential for understanding the variability of the Asian summer monsoon and water resources. The water budget and...
Altered soil nitrogen retention by grassland acidification from near-neutral to acidic conditions: A plant-soil-microbe perspective
March 2026
•Acidification suppresses microbial N retention by reducing its biomass and activity.•Role of SOM in N retention is elusive as altered SOM leaching and mineralization.•Damage of lattice of 2:1 minerals...
Simulated dust activity in typical time periods of the past 250 million years
March 2026
The dust cycle in three typical time periods of the past 250 Myr, namely 240 Ma, 130 Ma and 80 Ma, is studied using the climate model CESM1.2.2 combined with the vegetation model BIOME4 and compared...
Promoting Cl2O generation from the HOCl + HOCl reaction on aqueous/frozen air–water interfaces
March 2026
Tumoral IL-10-activated SHP2 in macrophages promotes mammary carcinoma progression
March 2026
The Src homology 2 domain-containing tyrosine phosphatase 2 (SHP2) is a non-receptor tyrosine phosphatase and acts as a convergent node for oncogenic cell-signaling cascades. SHP2 has been recognized...
Hardware-enhanced data security for Internet of Things
March 2026
The Internet of Things (IoT) has become deeply embedded in daily life, enabling pervasive collection of user and environmental data. However, securing sensor-edge-cloud IoT architectures remains a critical...
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March 2026
Molecular biology of targeting lymphangiogenesis in cancer: Therapeutic strategies and future promise
March 2026
Lymphangiogenesis is considered the rate-limiting step for tumor lymph node (LN) metastasis by sprouting the new lymphatic network from preexisting lymphatic vessels to favor the invasion and entry...
The SoxE factor Sox9 is selectively expressed in indirect pathway striatal projection neurons and regulates synaptogenesis
March 2026
Striatum, as the largest structure of the basal ganglia, serves as a center for information transmission and is critical for motor function and reward perception. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying...
A novel ABC family protein participates in the regulation of fitness cost caused by tet(X4)-bearing plasmids in Escherichia coli
March 2026
The worldwide prevalence of the plasmid-mediated tigecycline resistance gene tet(X4) in diverse bacterial species challenges the clinical application of tigecycline and poses an increasing threat to...
Bifurcated assembly pathway and dual function of a Lon-like protease revealed by cryo-EM Analysis
March 2026
The Lon proteases are evolutionarily conserved oligomeric hydrolases characterized by a built-in ATPase module. Here, we report the structures of LonC from Meiothermus taiwanensis (MtaLonC), a unique...
Shedding light on the role of extracellular vesicles in renal fibrosis
March 2026
Renal fibrosis is the final common pathway of chronic kidney disease (CKD); thus, preventing the fibrotic process is essential to retarding CKD progression. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-derived...
Tensor decomposition of transportation temporal and spatial big data: A brief review
March 2026
Recent development in sensing and communication technologies has made the collection of a large amount of traffic data easy and transportation engineering has entered the big data era. The massive traffic...
Virtual energy shortage risk to trade network in China
March 2026
•Local energy shortage risk cascades through trade, creating virtual risk patterns.•Virtual energy shortage risk propagation in China is measured based on the MRIO.•Virtual energy shortage risk constitute...
Status quo, challenges and future directions of hydrogen medicine
March 2026
The hydrogen molecule (H2) has distinctive characteristics and advantages in broad-spectrum anti-inflammation, high biosafety and strong tissue permeability, exhibiting a therapeutic potential in numerous...
Early detection of biodiversity degradation risks: The critical role of remote sensing
March 2026
The latest UN environmental report warns that the world is facing three interconnected crises: climate change, environmental pollution, and biodiversity loss. Notably, under the dual pressures of extreme...
The “Ecological Node-Food Web” based ecological risk assessment
March 2026
Traditional aquatic ecological risk assessments are often constrained by a heavy reliance on extensive toxicological data and a limited consideration of interspecies interactions. To address these limitations,...
Pore segmentation and shielding: A dual strategy to prepare sub-nanometer covalent-organic-framework based membranes for selective metal ion sieving
March 2026
The extensive use of nuclear energy has led to an urgent need for effective management of radioactive waste. Membrane separation of radionuclides is considered to be a promising method for nuclear waste...
Microscopic magnetic-field imaging of a single lunar dust grain
March 2026
The origin of lunar magnetic anomalies—whether remnants of an ancient core dynamo or impact-induced magnetizations—remains debated due to a critical observational gap linking microscopic magnetic carriers...
Navigating tipping points: A complex systems framework for anticipating lake ecosystem collapse
March 2026
Lake ecosystems are susceptible to catastrophic risks, characterized by abrupt and large-scale transitions that substantially degrade ecological integrity and compromise provision of essential ecosystem...
