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Scientists predict that the next three to five decades provide a critical window to anticipate and plan for Antarctic ice loss and its contribution to sea level rise. Research published in Nature, led by Monash University researcher Dr. Felicity McCormack from Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF), looks at the predictability of Antarctic ice loss and what this means for sea level rise projections.

Can tiny aerosol particles make tropical convective clouds grow stronger? For decades, scientists have debated this question because aerosols can change how cloud droplets form, grow and release latent heat. One proposed pathway, known as condensational aerosol convective invigoration, requires clouds to contain high water-vapor supersaturation. Under such conditions, adding aerosol particles can create many new droplets, enhance condensation, release additional latent heat and potentially strengthen convective updrafts.

In 2011, Japan reeled from the effects of a devastating magnitude 9.0 earthquake. But unnoticed in the chaos resulting from the quake, its major aftershocks and the tsunami it caused, something strange happened. About 16 minutes after the earthquake, but before the aftershocks hit, Japan's GPS stations registered an eastward lurch—across the entire country—but unconnected to any specific quake or aftershock.

Soils that are exposed to prolonged drought often develop desiccation cracks, which impact soil properties and exacerbate moisture loss through evapotranspiration. Now, a study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines the evolution of soil cracking and how cracks interact with storage and movement of water in the soil. The findings can help improve hydrological models essential for water management. The research is published in the journal Soil and Tillage Research.

Publication date: Available online 16 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research

Author(s): Marina Coco, Catello Leonardo Matonti, Giuseppe Governale, Elena Ancona, Roman Ya. Kezerashvili

Publication date: 1 July 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 78, Issue 1

Author(s): Ifeoluwa Adawa, Yuichi Otsuka, Moataz Abdelwahab, Ayman Mahrous

Publication date: 15 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 12

Author(s): Hongtao Zhou, Meihua Fang

Publication date: 15 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 12

Author(s): Reza Nadafi, Mansour Kabganian, Mahbobeh Hossein Nejad

Publication date: 15 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 12

Author(s): Taleb Abdollahi, Ali Rahdan, Mostafa Abedi

Publication date: 15 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 12

Author(s): Hamid Sarkheil, Taha Salahjou, Fatemeh Falahatgar

Publication date: 1 July 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 78, Issue 1

Author(s): Venkatesh Kavutarapu, Michael Pezzopane

Publication date: 15 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 12

Author(s): Jonathan Gasser, Justyna M. Sokół, Heather A. Elliott, Maher A. Dayeh, Kelsi N. Singer, S. Alan Stern, Igor Baliukin, Sergey Korolkov, Pontus C. Brandt, Joel W. Parker, Andrew R. Poppe, Anne J. Verbiscer, Merav Opher

Publication date: 15 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 12

Author(s): B. Sargsyan, A. Chilingarian

Publication date: 15 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 12

Author(s): G.A. Farkas, A. Geldolf, L. Lorenci, R. Methner, M.T. Pavel, L.P. Potharaju, S.E. Topper, J. Van Gestel, T. Wijgerse, J. Xin, G.W.P.M. Aerts, J.J. Jorritsma, E.J.O. Schrama, E.S. Steenstra

Publication date: 15 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 12

Author(s): Beena Bhatt, Harish Chandra

Publication date: 15 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 12

Author(s): F. Jacobs, N. Hładczuk, J. van den IJssel, C. Siemes, P. Visser

Publication date: 15 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 12

Author(s): Jian Chen, Yanwen Wang, Xingwang Zhao, Chao Liu

Publication date: 15 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 12

Author(s): Patrick Mungufeni, Yenca Migoya-Orué, Sharon Aol, George Omondi

Publication date: 15 June 2026

Source: Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 12

Author(s): Wei Bingchuan, Lei Yukai, Cai Yingkai, Wang Zhaokui