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Zhong et al. show that #TropicalCyclone #RainRates rise by over 20% in the 60 hours before landfall, driven by #Land–Sea thermal and friction contrasts, heightening #CoastalFlood risk. In addition, this enhancement has implications for #forecasting and #preparedness.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Guo et al. show that North Atlantic waters have been aging over the past three decades, indicating a slowdown in ocean ventilation likely driven by climate change. #OceanCirculation, #AMOC, #OceanDeoxygenation @haichaoguo.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social
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January 9, 2026 at 10:48 AM
#ClimateModels can't match #LongTerm observed changes in the #TropicalPacific zonal #SSTGradient, implying model responses to growing radiative forcing from #GHG is diverging. #ClimateChange #CMIP6 @hannah-byrne.bsky.social @lamont.columbia.edu @climate.columbia.edu
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January 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM
This study shows that the tropical meridional surface #temperature gradient remains stable across a wide range of climates. This robust feature is maintained by solar radiation and tropical dynamics and provides a fundamental law to study #ClimateChange. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Quasi-invariance of tropical meridional surface temperature gradient in a wide range of climates - Nature Communications
This study shows that the tropical meridional surface temperature gradient remains stable across a wide range of climates from extremely cold to extremely hot. This robust feature is maintained by sol...
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January 7, 2026 at 1:11 PM
How do #clouds boost the formation of stalled #weather patterns in the Euro-Atlantic sector? Read the post behind the paper by Sandro Lubis and colleagues. communities.springernature.com/posts/cloud-...?
Cloud-Radiative Feedbacks Boost the Formation of Stalled Weather Patterns
Radiative heating from the presence of clouds can substantially increase Euro-Atlantic blocking, highlighting the need to represent cloud-radiation interactions accurately in weather and climate model...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
New study by @doniff.bsky.social et al. shows that long-term #ClimateChange systematically alters small-scale #wind variability and its vertical velocity, influencing #cloud microphysics and the Earth’s radiative balance. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Trends in vertical wind velocity variability reveal cloud microphysical feedback - Nature Communications
This study shows that long-term climate change systematically alters small-scale wind variability and its vertical velocity, influencing cloud microphysics and the Earth’s radiative balance.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Loss of IKKα function shown to promote colorectal cancer liver metastasis by expanding a CDH17⁺/CLDN2⁺ epithelial subpopulation characterized by tight junction stabilization and collective migration. doi.org/10.1038/s414...
January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
New study shows that regions with low current #precipitation records are more at risk under #ClimateChange, leading to a quarter billion people facing potential precipitation disasters by 2050. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Precipitation disaster hotspots depend on historical climate variability - Nature Communications
This study shows that historical precipitation variability shapes current and future record-breaking precipitation probabilities, with regions with low current records being more at risk. High-risk re...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM
New study by Hu et al. reveals #IndonesianThroughflow’s nonlinear response to #CO2, with a rapid decline after crossing a #TippingPoint. The first point may be approaching, signaling a potential climate #Tipping element with implications for global #climate.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Oh et al. show that random atmospheric #fluctuations can trigger a collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation under stabilized #CO₂ concentration based on simulations, underscoring high #ClimateUncertainty and urgent need for timely mitigation. #AMOC
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December 31, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Ducrocq et al. show that annular phytoplankton blooms over #MaudRise in the #Antarctic Ocean are linked with the presence of #heat and #DissolvedIron upwelled from the #DeepSea through interactions between the #OceanCirculation and the #topography of the #seamount.
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A chlorophyll halo over maud rise in the southern ocean - Nature Communications
Annular phytoplankton blooms over the seamount Maud Rise in the Antarctic Ocean are linked with the presence of heat and dissolved iron upwelled from the deep sea through interactions between the ocea...
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December 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Study shows that #Antarctic winter #phytoplankton production is experiencing an underestimated #acceleration based on the #spaceborne #LiDAR. This trend is linked to the declining #SeaIce, highlighting the #SouthernOcean's escalating role in the global #CarbonCycle.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:56 AM
New study by Xue et al. shows that #SuperElNiño events greatly increase the likelihood of global #Climate regime #Shifts, revealing their amplified impact and risks in a #Warming world. @Jong-Seong Kug
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December 31, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Experiments in diverse #soils reveal an extremely low moisture threshold for H2-oxidizing microbes, near the dry limit for #microbial activity. This finding shifts the soil H2 sink distribution, underscoring the role of drylands in the global H2 cycle.
December 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#Chemoautotrophic carbon fixation is vital for evaluating #permafrost carbon-climate feedback, but has been largely ignored. Here the authors find that dark #carbon fixation predominates ~1/3 of the investigated #thermokarst lakes on the #Tibetan Plateau.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The large uncertainty in land carbon-cycle estimates remains a major challenge. Here, the authors show that vegetation biogeography drives much of this uncertainty, with 75% of the uncertainty reducible using existing biogeography map from remote sensing.

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December 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Carbonate parameters in regions with low oxygen and high natural #CO2 are sensitive to added CO2 but do not always suffer anthropogenic ocean #acidification; outcomes depend on the combined action of available anthropogenic CO2 and buffering.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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We looked at all public genomes encoding blaIMP (carbapenem #AMR ) 🦠🧫🧬💊. We show 5 IMP variants achieved global endemicity while 2 are regionally endemic.

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The rise and global spread of IMP carbapenemases (1996-2023): a genomic epidemiology study - Nature Communications
Carbapenemase blaIMP genes between 1996-2023 were analysed across 4,556 genomes, revealing variant-specific epidemiologies and endemicities. Horizontal gene transfer enabled broad inter-species transm...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
A caspase 8 deletion #SCLC mouse model promotes a neuronal progenitor-like cell state and pre-tumoral immunosuppression triggered by #necroptosis that promotes metastasis @vonkarstedtlab.bsky.social
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December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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✍️ The Borghi Lab contributed to a new publication

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📃 Meningococci drive host membrane tubulation to recruit their signaling receptors

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December 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Thrilled to share that our new paper is out now in @natcomms.nature.com 🎉
Huge congrats to @vhrcabral.bsky.social and @karinaxavierlab.bsky.social on this major work.

We found that our Klebsiella ARO112 can break the antibiotic/inflammation cycle in an IBD model
Klebsiella ARO112 promotes microbiota recovery, pathobiont clearance and prevents inflammation in IBD mice
Nature Communications - Here, the authors provide evidence of the biotherapeutic potential of Klebsiella ARO112 for gut inflammatory conditions by showing it accelerates pathobiont clearance and...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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[PUBLICATION] The team of @mathieucoureuil.bsky.social shows how N. meningitidis reshapes host membranes via type IV pili to recruit its own signaling receptors.

👏🏼 Co-1st authors: Audrey Laurent Granger & Kévin Sollier

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Meningococci drive host membrane tubulation to recruit their signaling receptors - Nature Communications
The adhesion of meningococci to endothelial cells relies on type IV pili, which induce the formation of long tubular structures on the host cell membrane. Here, the authors show that the tubular struc...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Compression force-induced CSK23-mediated NF-κB activation regulates ALDH1B1 expression, ultimately modulating ferroptosis and tumor cell survival in confining capillaries. doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Compression-induced NF-κB activation sustains tumor cell survival in confinement by detoxifying aldehydes and promotes metastasis - Nature Communications
To establish metastasis, cancer cells need to adapt in order to navigate through confined spaces. Here, the authors discover that compression force-induced CSK23-mediated NF-κB activation regulates AL...
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December 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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New paper from our lab on CoV recombination in @natcomms.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Collaboration w/ @andrewrouth.bsky.social, the work led by @tommygottago.bsky.social & Yani provides insights into #SARS2 recombination & immune induction.

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SARS-CoV-2 EndoU-ribonuclease regulates RNA recombination and impacts viral fitness - Nature Communications
Known to augment host innate immunity, Zhou and Ahearn et al. shows that a SARS-CoV2 NSP15 mutant also increases viral recombination and reduces sub-genomic message. Results articulate a novel role fo...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM