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Permafrost ice exposed by erosion on the bank of Birch Creek, Alaska.Climate · Nov 6, 2026Arctic methane: why estimates are not yet telling the same storyThe AMPAC-Net review highlights a gap between two methods of estimating emissions. Understanding this difference means distinguishing stored carbon, released gases and measurements in the atmosphere.Cross-section of a composter showing several layers of organic materials, illustrative photograph.Nature and environment · Nov 6, 2026Compost and PFAS: what QualiAgro’s monitoring still needs to clarifyINRAE and Veolia are extending their cooperation on agricultural composts. The benefits for soils are documented; the fate of PFAS and microplastics requires separate monitoring.An earthworm photographed in Plužna, Slovenia, illustrating soil fauna.Nature and environment · Nov 6, 2026SolsVivants: understanding what organisms beneath our feet doThe CNRS-INRAE programme is starting with €9 million over five years. Its challenge: to link organisms and their interactions to how soils actually function.Xiaozhai sinkhole seen from its southern rim, with its limestone cliffs and vegetation, in November 2009.Nature and environment · Nov 1, 2026Xiaozhai Tiankeng: understanding China’s sinkhole and its forestsAt Xiaozhai, the sinkhole reaches a depth of 662 metres, depending on the point of measurement. This spectacular landscape has long been known; research into tiankengs sheds light on the links between landforms, water and living things.Growing beds covered with straw in the Rodale experimental vegetable garden, with vegetables in the foreground.Lifestyle · Oct 31, 2026Mulching the vegetable garden in winter: finding the right balance with slugsLeaves, straw, depth and moisture: practical pointers for protecting the soil without applying a one-size-fits-all recipe. And what trials tell us about slug barriers.Rows of vines at the foot of La Savoyarde mountain, in the Chignin-Bergeron vineyard, archive photograph from September 2013.Food and dining · Oct 28, 2026Chignin-Bergeron: a Savoyard name for RoussanneBergeron is the name used for Roussanne in Savoy. The grape variety and the hillsides help define the identity of this white wine, beyond tasting adjectives.The Orangerie at the Palace of Versailles and the flowerbeds in its gardensClimate · Oct 28, 2026At Versailles, adapting heritage to the climate begins with observationHeat, humidity, drought: the palace and its gardens do not call for the same responses. Monitoring collections and biodiversity helps guide interventions.Lenticular clouds over Mount Rainier in the United States, photographed in 2011. An illustrative atmospheric landscape, unrelated to the 2025 CO₂ readings.Climate · Oct 27, 2026CO₂ record in 2025: why the atmosphere continues to accumulate greenhouse gasesThe WMO reports a new record for CO₂, methane and nitrous oxide in 2025. What concentrations actually measure and what NOAA’s independent readings show.A person walks on cracked ground.Climate · Oct 27, 2026Drought: why rain is not always enoughFrance’s September 2026 assessment shows a marked deficit. But rainfall, soil moisture and groundwater levels do not measure the same thing.Vegetated coastal marsh crossed by water channels at WasserkoogNature and environment · Oct 26, 2026In extreme waves, marsh soil holds up better than its plantsA full-scale trial in the Netherlands distinguishes soil resistance from the buffering effect of vegetation. The findings could help complement dikes.Inside the drum of a washing machine.Environment · Oct 26, 2026Textile microfibres: how our clothes make their way into waterwaysWashing synthetic materials releases tiny fibres. Limiting them requires action on clothing, its care and wastewater treatment.A common earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris, on moist soilNature and environment · Oct 26, 2026How do earthworms breathe underground?Without lungs or gills, earthworms absorb oxygen through their moist skin. Rain, compaction and water in the soil alter this balance.
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