Editors invite manuscripts that advance the scientific understanding of coral stress responses and climate resilience across molecular, physiological, ecological, and restoration focused dimensions.

This cross-journal Collection highlights cutting-edge research that investigates critical topics such as current collector design, interfacial chemistry, and electrolyte engineering to address the challenges associated with the demanding conditions in initially anode-less (N/P < 1) and anode-free (N/P = 0) batteries.

This Collection highlights the identification and characterization of these phases and their mechanisms, aiming to broaden our understanding of material phases beyond equilibrium.

This Collection aims to gather innovative research focused on genomic equity and the development of screening strategies for underserved populations. We welcome submissions that explore health disparities, effective public health genomics initiatives, and ethical considerations in genetic screening, with the goal of fostering equitable access to genomic advancements for all communities.

This Collection aims to gather research on the evolving interface between cardiac surgery and transcatheter therapies. It also includes transcatheter interventions in which hybrid approaches may offer particular promise or added value. Submissions focusing on multidisciplinary collaboration, patient selection, clinical outcomes, and the integration of advanced technologies within hybrid cardiovascular interventions are strongly encouraged.

This Collection explores advanced mathematical approaches for designing and managing sustainable supply chains under both certain and uncertain conditions. It brings together research on deterministic, stochastic, robust, and fuzzy optimization models that integrate economic, environmental, and social objectives, aiming to support resilient and sustainability-oriented decision-making across manufacturing, logistics, energy, and other sectors.

This Collection focuses on household‑level food waste measurement, behavioral determinants, and policy interventions, with an emphasis on emerging and resource‑dependent economies. It integrates behavioral economics, sustainability transitions, and econometric modeling to support SDG 12.3 implementation and reduce the environmental and economic impacts of food waste.

This Collection explores how accounting, governance, and digital technologies (AI, blockchain, big data) are transforming sustainability measurement, reporting, and performance across public and private sectors. It welcomes interdisciplinary research on ESG, SDG reporting, management control systems, corporate governance, green innovation, and comparative global perspectives, with a focus on enhancing accountability, sustainable value creation, and strategic governance.

Thermal insulation materials play a vital role in improving energy efficiency and indoor comfort by reducing heat transfer, with advanced solutions such as aerogels and vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) offering exceptionally high performance in space-limited applications due to their ultra-low thermal conductivity.

This Collection explores how alternative model systems, including in vitro platforms and simple organisms, are advancing ethical, mechanistic, and predictive toxicology through technological and interdisciplinary innovation.

Molecularly imprinted polymers and nanoparticles thereof act as robust synthetic receptors that mimic antibody–antigen recognition mechanism, enabling highly selective and stable detection of chemical and biological targets, also in complex media. This Special Issue focuses on their nanoengineered implementations for ultra‑sensitive, label‑free chemical sensing and biosensing across healthcare, environmental, food-safety and industrial applications.

This special issue explores the transformative role of rail transit in sustainable urban development, marking 150 years of China’s railway evolution. It focuses on the shift from infrastructure expansion to system optimization, examining impacts on connectivity, equity, and low-carbon mobility. Welcoming global perspectives, it highlights interdisciplinary research on operations, planning, governance, and economic development across diverse regional and international contexts.

This collection highlights advances in robotics, intelligent sensing technologies, and artificial intelligence for improving the sustainability, resilience, monitoring, and lifecycle performance of civil infrastructure systems. Contributions are encouraged on applications including autonomous inspection platforms, smart sensing networks, AI-enabled infrastructure diagnostics, digital twins, and robotics-assisted evaluation of sustainable construction materials and transportation infrastructure.

This Collection explores ethnoforestry as an integrative view of forests as cultural and ecological systems. It highlights Indigenous and local knowledge, biocultural diversity, multispecies interactions, disturbance and succession, conservation practices, participatory methods, and how communities co-create resilience. It also emphasizes forest health, cultural memory, landscape diversity, adaptive governance, soil fertility, hydrology, and microbial ecologies across changing environments.

Muscle health is vital for independence, mobility and quality of life in aging populations. Age‑related losses in muscle mass, strength and function, including sarcopenia and frailty, drive disability and healthcare burden. This Collection invites interdisciplinary research on biological, behavioral and clinical aspects of muscle aging, emphasizing non‑pharmacological and multimodal approaches such as exercise, nutrition, behavior change and technology‑assisted rehabilitation.

This Collection examines how endocrine mechanisms across the life course contribute to the development, detection, and treatment of cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic (CKM) syndrome, integrating insights from hormonal disorders, biomarkers, lifestyle interventions, and emerging therapeutics to advance understanding and management of multiorgan dysfunction.

This collection explores the role of the immune microenvironment in tumor development and therapy response.

This collection covers imaging techniques for tracking cancer immunotherapy responses and effectiveness.

This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes research that investigates molecular, cellular, and immunological mechanisms of implantation, as well as factors contributing to implantation failure.

This Collection invites submissions on systemic vasculitides, focusing on current research and future perspectives. We aim to cover a range of topics, including immunological mechanisms, clinical advancements, and novel treatment strategies for various forms of vasculitis. Contributions will help advance our understanding of these complex disorders and improve patient care and outcomes.