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1365 papers reviewed by authors · 1261–1270 / 1365

🔭 astrophysics

Interaction between vegetation and Snowball phases in the late Proterozoic Earth

This study numerically demonstrates that the evolution of land vegetation was a critical factor in preventing subsequent Snowball Earth episodes by lowering continental albedo, thereby making global glaciation unlikely under current solar luminosity and CO2 levels even with equatorial continents, whereas the bare, high-albedo Rodinia supercontinent combined with lower solar output could trigger Snowball states at significantly higher CO2 concentrations.

Erica Bisesi, Giuseppe Murante, Antonello Provenzale, Jost von Hardenberg, Michele Maris, Laura Silva2026-03-27✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

💻 computer science

LEMMA: Laplacian pyramids for Efficient Marine SeMAntic Segmentation

The paper introduces LEMMA, a lightweight semantic segmentation model that utilizes Laplacian pyramids to enhance edge recognition and drastically reduce computational costs while achieving state-of-the-art performance in marine remote sensing applications.

Ishaan Gakhar, Laven Srivastava, Sankarshanaa Sagaram, Aditya Kasliwal, Ujjwal Verma2026-03-27✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

📄 plant biology

Transcription elongation factor SPT6L recruits ARGONAUTE to guide mRNA cytosine methylation preventing premature termination in plants

This study reveals that in plants, the transcription elongation factor SPT6L recruits AGO4 via its AGO-hook domain to guide sRNA-directed mRNA cytosine methylation, a process essential for preventing RNA polymerase II stalling and ensuring proper transcription termination.

Kaspar, T., Cermak, V., Adamusova, K., Fischer, L.2026-03-27✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

🔭 astrophysics

A Physical Classification of Exoplanet Thermal Environments: Stellar Irradiation versus Tidal Heating

This study introduces a physical framework based on the dimensionless parameter $\Lambda$ to classify exoplanet thermal environments by comparing stellar irradiation and tidal heating, revealing that while stellar flux dominates most systems, a significant fraction of the analyzed population is primarily heated by tidal forces driven by semi-major axis and eccentricity.

Daniel Fadrique Barbero2026-03-26✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

🔬 optics

Refractive multi-conjugate adaptive optics for wide-field atmospheric turbulence correction

This paper demonstrates the viability of a compact, refractive Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) system utilizing novel multi-actuator Deformable Lenses to triple the corrected field-of-view and improve fiber coupling efficiency for wide-field astronomical imaging and free-space optical communications.

Tommaso Furieri, Stefano Bonora2026-03-26✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

🔭 astrophysics

SS Cygni: An analysis of quasi-periodic oscillations in the range of 0.25h to 8h

This paper analyzes over 66,000 magnitude measurements of the cataclysmic variable SS Cygni to identify quasi-periodic oscillations, predominantly occurring during quiescent phases, with the most frequent periods being approximately 30 minutes.

Ian D Sharp2026-03-26✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

💻 computer science

AI-Supervisor: Autonomous AI Research Supervision via a Persistent Research World Model

The paper introduces AI-Supervisor, a multi-agent framework that replaces stateless research pipelines with a persistent, self-correcting Research World Model to autonomously supervise the entire AI research lifecycle—from literature review and structured gap discovery to method development and paper writing—through consensus-driven validation and iterative refinement.

Yunbo Long2026-03-26✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

🔭 astrophysics

SDSS-V LVM: A spatially resolved study of the physical conditions and the chemical abundance discrepancy in the Lagoon Nebula (M 8)

Using the first spatially resolved integral field spectroscopic dataset of the Lagoon Nebula (M 8) from the SDSS-V Local Volume Mapper, this study constructs the first map of the oxygen abundance discrepancy factor (ADF) in an H II region, revealing a global mean ADF of ~0.47 dex and radial variations that provide new constraints on the origin of this long-standing astrophysical problem.

Amrita Singh, Guillermo A. Blanc, Nimisha Kumari, J. E. Méndez-Delgado, Sebastián F. Sánchez, Christophe Morisset, Enric (…)2026-03-25✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

⚛️ phenomenology

Inside the Black Box of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis: Parameter Sensitivity Studies in Light of new LBT Data

This study presents a comprehensive sensitivity atlas for Big Bang Nucleosynthesis using the PRyMordial code to quantify how 14 fundamental parameters and 63 reaction rates influence primordial abundances, incorporating new LBT helium-4 data to rank theoretical uncertainties and address the deuterium tension and lithium problem.

Anne-Katherine Burns2026-03-25✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

🔬 physics

Henri Poincare Saint Louis Lecture of 1904: Early Publication and International Dissemination

This article investigates the editorial, commercial, and institutional pathways through which Henri Poincaré's seminal 1904 Saint Louis lecture, which explicitly formulated the principle of relativity, was disseminated internationally via three distinct early publication channels in late 1904 and early 1905.

Hector Giacomini2026-03-25✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

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