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• Virginia Tech Geobiologists Identify 550 Million Year Old Fossil Solving Ancient Sponge Evolutionary Mystery

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Research

  A rare fossil discovery along the Yangtze River has filled a 160 million year gap in the evolutionary timeline of sea sponges. Researchers led by Shuhai Xiao found that the earlies...

• Chinese Authorities Forecast Concurrent Threats of Severe Flooding and Regional Drought Throughout Twenty Twenty Six

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Environment

  China’s Ministry of Water Resources has issued a stark warning regarding the 2026 flood season, predicting a volatile year of extreme weather. State reports indicate that while the...

• Yangtze River Estuary Field Study Demonstrates Tidal Forces Amplify Biochar Carbon Sequestration Efficiency in Coastal Wetland Sediments

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A year-long in situ experiment has revealed that incorporating biochar into estuarine wetlands can increase sediment carbon storage by over 30 percent while cutting respiration rat...