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 Empirical evidence on cognitive function and its association with demographic, socioeconomic, health and behavioural factors among older adults in rural Bangladesh.

This study leverages crowdsourced urban climate data to provide more inclusive and granular insights into urban heat dynamics, addressing gaps in traditional monitoring that often overlook marginalized communities. By harnessing freely available citizen science observations, the method supports the World Population Day theme of "To Leave No One Behind, Count Everyone," enabling more equitable and comprehensive data to inform sustainable urban development and climate resilience.

Agriculture faces the increasing demands of a growing global population amid simultaneous challenges to soils from climate change and human-induced contamination. Cover plants are vital in sustainable agriculture, contributing to soil health improvement, erosion prevention, and enhanced climate resilience, but their role in contaminant management is underexplored. Herein we review the utilization of cover plants for remediating contaminants such as metals, organic pollutants, nitrate, antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance genes, plastics, and salts.

The Mata Atlântica has lost over 85% of its cover, threatening climate and livelihoods. Our study reveals that reforestation with long-lived wood products can triple profits while enhancing carbon sinks, urging policymakers, landowners, and industries to collaborate for sustainable restoration.