📄 earth science

How Responsive Are Indian Geographers to the Sustainable Development Goals? Evidence from Scopus-Indexed Research

This bibliometric analysis of 19,181 Scopus-indexed articles reveals that Indian geographical research from 2015 to 2025 strongly addresses environmental and spatial SDGs like Life on Land and Sustainable Cities, yet remains comparatively under-engaged with social, institutional, and governance-related goals such as Gender Equality and Reduced Inequalities.

Basharat Ahmad Malik, Azhar U Din Waza, Mohammad Shafi Bhat2026-09-24
📄 earth science

Environmental Intuition and Cultivated Attention Support Coastal Resilience among Women Divers in East Asia

Drawing on ethnographic research of East Asian women divers, this paper argues that coastal resilience is fundamentally rooted in "environmental intuition"—an embodied capacity to perceive and anticipate subtle ecological changes through long-term, immersive engagement with the marine environment, thereby expanding conventional resilience frameworks beyond documented knowledge to include cultivated attention and relational perception.

Niki J. P. Alsford2026-09-24
📄 earth science

Basin Restriction or Oceanic Anoxic Event During the Upper Kellwasser Event in the Appalachian Basin: Insights From mm-scale Analysis of the Point Gratiot Bed

This study utilizes millimeter-scale geochemical analysis of the Point Gratiot Bed to demonstrate that the observed decline in molybdenum enrichment despite intensifying anoxia is best explained by a global oceanic anoxic event rather than basin restriction, as molybdenum levels failed to recover during brief ventilation episodes that would have reconnected the basin to a molybdenum-rich reservoir.

David R Blood2026-09-24
📄 earth science

Livelihood diversification in the Kafa coffee forest biosphere reserve in Southwestern Ethiopia

This study utilizes a mixed-method approach to demonstrate that livelihood diversification, particularly through coffee production, ecotourism, and sustainable forest resource use, enhances household resilience and supports poverty eradication within the Kafa Coffee Forest Biosphere Reserve in Southwestern Ethiopia.

Ferede Meseret, Endalkachew Teshome, Asmamaw Alemu, Yoseph Melka2026-09-24
📄 earth science

A GoldSim-based screening and qualification framework for colloid-facilitated radionuclide transport in near-surface radioactive waste disposal

This study presents a GoldSim-based screening framework for assessing colloid-facilitated radionuclide transport in near-surface waste disposal, demonstrating that while colloids generally have a negligible impact on peak release concentrations under base conditions, the model effectively identifies scenarios where colloid effects become significant enough to warrant detailed mechanistic analysis.

Hyungi Byun, Jaehoon Byun, Hyosub Kim, DongKook Park, Bongsoo Lee, Minho Lee2026-09-24
📄 earth science

Slope aspect reshapes climate–growth sensitivity and drought response pathways of Larix gmelinii var. principis-rupprechtii plantations in the semiarid Liupan Mountains

This study demonstrates that slope aspect fundamentally reshapes the climate–growth sensitivity and drought response pathways of *Larix gmelinii var. principis-rupprechtii* plantations in the semiarid Liupan Mountains, with shady slopes exhibiting temperature-limited growth and moisture-driven resilience, while sunny slopes are more moisture-sensitive with temperature-enhanced resilience, underscoring the need for slope-specific management strategies.

Weiyue Wang, Dongmei Wang, Pengtao Yu, Yanfang Wan, Yanhui Wang2026-09-24
📄 earth science

System dynamics model driven by process parameters for carbon emission prediction and mitigation scenario evaluation in open-pit metal mines

This study develops and validates a process parameter-driven system dynamics model to predict carbon emissions in open-pit metal mines and evaluates mitigation scenarios, revealing that while beneficiation and tailings handling dominate emissions, combined efficiency improvements and decarbonization strategies can significantly reduce total emissions and associated costs.

Bin Bai, Guoqing Q. Li, Jie Hou2026-09-24