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A 3D map of the kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east. The land mass points south, and has a red target sign on its southeast coast showing the epicentre of the 30 July 2025 earthquake

This July, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, in Russia’s far east. This wasn’t the first time a huge tsunami had hit Kamchatka, writes Patrick Sharrocks.

Two images side by side. Left: Mark Davis speaking at a conference behind a modern lecturn, gesturing with his hand. Right: Lucie Middlemiss sitting behind a table, with a laptop and glass of water on it.

Professors Lucie Middlemiss and Mark Davis have been honoured with the Best Paper Award by Energy Research & Social Science for their groundbreaking research.

Community members celebrating potato diversity through Papa Watay, the tying of the potato spirit ceremony. Photograph: Phuyu Wayra © Roots Peru

Researcher Sarah Oakes writes about her interdisciplinary, participatory research investigating sociocultural potato knowledge among Quechua farmers in the Peruvian Andes.

The sea floor, with rocks on the seabed. The water is blue but littered with small particles of plastics and other matter.

A new study reveals that microplastics are present in sediments throughout the Whittard Canyon – a submarine canyon off the coast of the UK.

Person stands on steep brown hill against blue sky

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new research.