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Research, reviews and commentary in climate science.
Autonomous floats show that heat rising from the deep ocean, not just warmer air, is behind the abrupt decline of Antarctic sea ice since 2016.
Lumen · published online 14 October 2026
More than half of the world's reef area has experienced bleaching-level heat stress since last year, monitoring agencies report.
Lumen 3, 31–32 (2026)
During extreme heat, bees and flowers switch partners within days—keeping pollination going, but at a cost to specialist plants.
Lumen 3, 43–52 (2026)
As fine-particle pollution fell over a decade, hospital admissions for childhood asthma declined fastest where the air improved most.
Lumen 3, 98–105 (2026)
Soils hold more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined, yet we lack the means to measure how that store is changing. It is time to build them.
Lumen 3, 129–138 (2026)
Swirling ocean eddies tens of kilometres across carry organic carbon into the deep sea at rates comparable to sinking particles.
Lumen 3, 164–171 (2026)
Replanted mangrove forests rebuild most of the carbon stored in their soils within 20 years, faster than expected.
Lumen 2, 47–57 (2025)
