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Research & science Licensed to consume: how sustainable brand communications trigger moral licensing and what brands can do about it IntroductionSustainable brand communications are widely assumed to motivate greener consumer behavior. Yet this assumption overlooks moral licensing, whereby prior virtuous actions can elevate moral self-concept and increase the likelihood of subsequent ethically questionable behavior. This paper argues that sustainable brands act as underexamined contributors that shape how consumers interpret… Frontiers in Sustainability · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science A perspective on digitally enabled circular waste-to-resource systems integrating biomass engineering, pyrolysis, and adsorption The transition from linear waste management to circular resource systems is central to achieving global sustainability targets. This Perspective proposes an integrated waste-to-resource framework that converges biomass engineering, pyrolysis, and adsorption into a unified, systems-level platform for circularity. Within this framework, lignocellulosic and mixed waste streams are transformed into… Frontiers in Sustainability · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Mapping the research landscape of SME success factors: a configurational perspective based on bibliometric evidence IntroductionSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a central role in employment generation, innovation diffusion, local economic dynamism, and sustainable development. However, research on SME success remains fragmented, often emphasizing isolated determinants rather than integrated explanations. This study maps the scientific landscape of SME success factors from a configurational pers… Frontiers in Sustainability · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science When drought meets war trauma Nature Sustainability · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Culturalizing sustainability Nature Sustainability · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Drought amplifies the psychological burden of war Nature Sustainability · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Spa visits carry measurable carbon footprints that vary with energy use and renewables Nature subject feed — Sustainability · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Nanoscale additive manufacturing of metals, alloys, and metal oxides Nature Reviews Materials (Nature Portfolio) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Contesting and Integrating Multiple Ways of Knowing in Collaborative Natural Resource Governance Collaborative governance is increasingly used to address complex natural resource issues, yet integrating diverse ways of knowing remains a persistent challenge. This study investigates how stakeholders engage with scientific, experiential, and administrative ways of knowing (WoKs) in a collaborative effort to manage public rangelands in the Thunder Basin ecoregion of Wyoming, USA. Drawing on q… Environmental Management (Springer) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science The mediating role of risk management in the relationship between sustainable supply chain management practices and performance This study examines the mediating role of Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) in the relationship between Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) practices and sustainable supply chain performance (SSCP) in Ethiopia’s textile and apparel industry. A quantitative, cross-sectional survey was conducted using data from 155 textile and apparel firms. The data were analysed using Covariance-Based … Discover Sustainability (Springer) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Residual metal soil contamination and associated health risks in a native American community within a remediated Superfund site in New Jersey, USA This study evaluated whether remediation at the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund site in New Jersey reduced soil heavy metal exposure and associated health risks for the Ramapough Lunaape Turtle Clan, a Native American community whose traditional ties to the local land may increase exposure to legacy pollution. Soil heavy metal concentrations were measured in frequently visited areas in and ar… Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Integrated spatial analysis and Gaussian dispersion modelling of airborne particulate matter from rice processing mill hubs in rural Bangladesh and associated public health risks The rapid expansion of rice processing mills in agriculturally rich regions, such as Khajanagar, Kushtia, has resulted in elevated concentrations of particulate matter (PM), posing serious environmental and public health risks. The close proximity of rice mills to residential areas necessitates evaluating particulate matter dispersion to assess neighbourhood-level health risks. This study exami… Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science How peer firms shape corporate carbon disclosure: the role of environmental commitment and AI investment Amid growing global attention to climate issues and corporate carbon emissions, it is particularly important to examine corporate interactions in carbon disclosure. Using a sample of A-share listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges in China from 2011 to 2023, this study investigates the impact of peer carbon disclosure on the focal firm’s carbon disclosure at the industry l… Frontiers in Environmental Science · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Microbial carbon metabolism is linked to organic matter chemistry across soil systems Communications Earth & Environment (Nature Portfolio) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Urbanization development characteristics coincide with elevated Anopheles stephensi habitat suitability Communications Earth & Environment (Nature Portfolio) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Linking mantle plume contributions to magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide deposit formation Communications Earth & Environment (Nature Portfolio) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Entanglements enable circular engineering plastics Nature subject feed — Sustainability · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Dietary environmental impacts and quality differ by socio-demographic characteristics Nature subject feed — Sustainability · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Spatiotemporal analysis of biomass carbon and forest dynamics through remote sensing data in Alemsaga Forest, Ethiopia Climate change poses a profound global threat, with forest ecosystems serving as essential carbon sinks that mitigate atmospheric CO₂ accumulation. Despite Ethiopia’s commitment to forest restoration under initiatives like the Green Legacy Initiative (GLI), quantitative data on long-term forest cover dynamics and carbon stocks in key areas such as Alemsaga Forest remain limited, hindering evide… Discover Sustainability (Springer) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Iron-loaded biochar enhances electron shuttle function to promote paddy soil dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium Communications Earth & Environment (Nature Portfolio) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Ruthenium nanoparticles convert captured perchlorate into harmless chloride in water treatment waste For decades, water utilities have relied on giant tanks filled with ion-exchange resin beads to remove perchlorate, a harmful industrial pollutant, from drinking water. The system works by attracting negatively charged perchlorate ions to positively charged resin beads, allowing purified water to flow out of the tanks. But the process leaves behind a difficult problem: resin beads loaded with p… Phys.org — 'waste' search feed · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science The birth of a field through a marriage of scales: urban meteorological modeling meets regional climate modeling Urban meteorological modeling and regional climate modeling developed largely independently, with each discipline addressing different aspects of atmospheric processes across space and time. In this review, I show that urban climate modeling did not arise as a simple scaling extension of urban meteorological modeling or an add-on to regional climate modeling, but instead emerged through the sel… Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science GEDI observations of foliar height diversity track regrowth trends in the humid tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo The humid tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) cover 1.15 million km2 and are highly biodiverse but under threat. The European Union Tropical Moist Forest (TMF) Landsat-based forest cover monitoring product reports that >25% of DRC forests experienced deforestation and degradation in the last 30 years. The NASA Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) is the first sp… Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Earth’s dimming mirror: cloud contraction and the rise of albedo governance Earth has reflected progressively less solar radiation since the start of the satellite era (1979), amplifying the planetary energy imbalance. Satellite analyses attribute the trend primarily to circulation-driven contraction of reflective cloud regimes, whereas process-based studies emphasize surface reflectivity changes. We argue that these perspectives are dynamically linked: as cloud cover … Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Opposing effects of vegetation structural and physiological changes on future flash drought risk in East China China is a global hotspot of both flash drought and vegetation change. However, how vegetation responses to rising CO2 levels will influence the characteristics of future flash droughts remains largely unquantified. Using a high-resolution land surface model, this study utilized sensitivity experiments to quantify the independent contributions of leaf area index (LAI) changes and CO2-induced ph… Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Beyond localized hotspots: hazard connectivity in spatially compound rainfall-coastal storm events Compound flooding is commonly assessed through the co-occurrence of multiple hazards at a single location. However, extreme weather systems can also generate simultaneous impacts across geographically separated regions, creating systemic challenges for emergency response and risk management. Here, we investigate spatially compound rainfall-coastal storm events along the ∼1600 km Spanish Mediter… Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Does hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis occur in seagrass beds? Insights from whole-ecosystem stable isotope labelling Seagrass beds are blue carbon ecosystems; however, they release methane (CH4), a potent greenhouse gas. Although likely important, the influence of primary production on methanogenic pathways remains understudied. We labelled intact seagrass-sediment cores and in situ seagrass beds with 13C-dissolved inorganic carbon (13C-DIC) to trace the transfer to 13C-CH4 over a short (<24 h) and long (35 d… Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Senior Academic, Research and Teaching Promotions 2025–26 - UCL | University College London UCL News · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science How ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rules - UCL | University College London UCL News · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Platform Transition Plans - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Most Salt Lake County residents concerned about Great Salt Lake decline Residents of Salt Lake County, Utah, are highly concerned about the shrinking Great Salt Lake, according to new University of Utah–led research examining local perceptions of the lake's health and its economic and environmental impacts. Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Study exposes major flaw in AI mental health safety testing - Stanford Report Stanford Report · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science New mechanoresistant cancer cells show how they survive high stress environments - Rice University Rice University News · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Heterogeneous Artificial Photosystem I: Photoinduced Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Zr–Metal–Organic Frameworks - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Industry backlash threatens Australia’s gas supply fix. Leaders must step up Gas companies have withdrawn support for the government’s gas reservation policy. But their main critique doesn’t stack up. The Conversation Australia — Environment · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Satellite imagery captures the impact of large U.S. dams on river temperatures over the last decade A team of Virginia Tech geoscientists has found a new way to examine the widespread effects of dams on river temperatures: using Landsat thermal infrared imagery to gather data on rivers across the United States. By using satellite imagery instead of site-specific, on-the-ground measurements, researchers can draw from a much larger pool of data. Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Speciation‐Controlled C–F Bond Functionalization Enabled by Zwitterionic Pnictinidenes - Wiley Online Library Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Atomic channels can separate rare earth elements from each other without using toxic chemicals Rare earth elements like lanthanum, neodymium and dysprosium are used to build the electric motor in your car, the LED lights in your house and the MRI machine at your doctor's office. But first, they have to be mined and separated from each other. Historically, that purification has been a difficult, costly process, relying on huge amounts of toxic chemicals. Phys.org — Materials Science tag feed · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Hot Enough For Ya? Georgia Tech Has an App for That, and It’s More Useful Than You Might Think Hot Enough For Ya? Georgia Tech Has an App for That, and It’s More Useful Than You Might Think Superadmin Tue, 07/21/2026 - 15:38 “They say Atlanta is the city in a forest,” Clayton Patterson, Georgia Tech’s operations manager for horticulture, said, “but there’s a lot of asphalt here, a lot of concrete, and it gets really hot around it. This place turns into an oven, real quick.” School of Cit… Georgia Tech News · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Before Day 1, Rice’s newest students got their hands dirty in Houston - Rice University Rice University News · 21 Jul 2026