This collection invites research on microbial energy metabolism including studies characterizing microbial metabolic pathways or impacts of microbial metabolites on host metabolism.

The aim of this Collection is to present research that links molecular design, process innovation, and system-level evaluation to support closed material loops and more responsible production practices.

GeoAI, at the intersection of GIScience, statistics, and AI, offers new approaches to spatiotemporal modeling of complex geographic phenomena. Despite advances in deep learning, links between spatial concepts and AI principles remain underexplored. As models and data grow in complexity, challenges in interpretability, fairness, and bias demand renewed focus on understanding geographic processes through AI.

This special collection focuses on the innovative use of radio-materials in biomedical applications. It aims to explore cutting-edge research and advancements in integrating radio-materials within tissue engineering, highlighting their role in promoting tissue regeneration and enhancing DDS. The collection welcomes contributions on the synthesis, characterization, and application of radio-materials, their interactions with biological tissues, and their potential to improve therapeutic outcomes.

Genome Biology is calling for submissions to our Collection on tackling large‑scale genomic studies, highlighting innovations that enable robust, scalable, and biologically meaningful insights from increasingly expansive genomic datasets.

This special issue explores cutting-edge renewable energy technologies, including solar PV, wind, ocean energy, geothermal, and hybrid systems like agrivoltaics and floatovoltaics. It aims to accelerate innovation for efficient, scalable, and integrated green energy solutions.

This special issue will explore AI-driven data engineering for Earth and Space Sciences, addressing the growing need for intelligent methods to manage, integrate, and reuse complex scientific data. The collection focuses on approaches that combine Artificial Intelligence techniques—such as machine learning, knowledge representation, reasoning, and intelligent agents—with advanced data engineering practices to enable scalable, interoperable, and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable

This Collection invites research on digital twins, GeoAI and smart urban systems, highlighting their role in sustainable urban development. We welcome studies on integrating advanced technologies such as IoT and AI to build smarter, more resilient and sustainable cities. Focus areas could also include coastal applications where ocean digital twins strengthen climate resilience, and the role of DTs as key infrastructure harmonizing Industry 4.0 technologies.

Incretin‑based therapies—spanning GLP‑1 receptor agonists, dual GIP/GLP‑1 agonists, and DPP‑4 inhibitors—are emerging as key cardiometabolic agents with benefits extending well beyond glucose control, influencing cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, and inflammatory pathways. This Collection focuses on advancing understanding of these multi‑organ effects, therapeutic mechanisms, and innovative strategies to optimize incretin‑based treatments across the cardiometabolic spectrum.

BMC Medical Research Methodology invites submissions to a Collection on innovative clinical trial designs that address persistent methodological challenges and strengthen the efficiency, inclusivity, ethical conduct, and scientific validity of clinical research.

This Collection focuses on sustainable chemical processes and materials by integrating green chemistry principles with data-driven design approaches, including design of experiments, machine learning, and hybrid modeling. It covers advances in sustainable synthesis, catalysis, process engineering, biomass and waste valorization, advanced materials, and scalable technologies addressing global sustainability challenges.

This Collection invites research on knowledge and attitudes towards complementary medicine (CAM), focusing on patient and physician perspectives, public perception, and cultural influences surrounding CAM use. We welcome studies that explore perspectives, awareness, challenges, and opportunities related to CAM across diverse populations and settings, intending to strengthen the scientific foundation for complementary approaches to health and well‑being.

This Collection invites submissions that investigate the role of graphic and visual design in the development of digital health solutions, aiming to explore how these elements can facilitate user engagement and better understanding and interaction with digital health tools, ultimately improving patient outcomes and healthcare delivery.

This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes studies using spatial omics alongside experimental evidence for sustainable practices for livestock farming.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are evolving from standalone flying platforms into intelligent networking entities in emerging 6G ecosystems. Enabled by AI-native networking, semantic and goal-oriented communications, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), UAVs can provide flexible 3D coverage, rapid deployment, resilient connectivity, and real-time edge-intelligent services.

This collection addresses the multifunctional role of carbon farming in agricultural systems, with a clear focus on ecosystem service delivery beyond greenhouse gas mitigation. Submissions must move beyond generic soil carbon sequestration assessments and explicitly quantify multiple ecosystem services—such as biodiversity, water regulation, nutrient cycling, and soil health—using standardized, harmonized, or otherwise comparable indicators that enable cross-study synthesis.

Biomimetic interfaces are engineered surfaces or interfacial systems designed by emulating the structures, chemistry, and dynamic functions of natural biological interfaces. Rather than simply copying biology, biomimetic interfaces abstract design principles—such as hierarchical organization, adaptive responsiveness, and multifunctionality—and translate them into synthetic materials.

This Collection invites the research on the interplay between metabolic and neurological functions, focusing on topics such as the role of the gut microbiome in modulating mental health and metabolic disorders, the influence of nutritional status and diet on the gut-brain axis, the impact of therapeutic interventions such as GLP-1 agonists, mechanisms linking gut health and mental well-being, the role of gut hormones in metabolic regulation, and inter-organ communication in health and disease.

This Collection invites submissions highlighting recent advances in bioelectronics and biosensor technologies that bridge living systems with electronic devices.

This Collection aims to gather innovative research on scar optimization protocols in facial plastic surgery. We welcome studies that explore advancements in surgical techniques, wound healing, and patient satisfaction related to scar management in procedures such as rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, otoplasty, and rhytidectomy. By sharing insights and findings, we hope to enhance the quality of care and aesthetic outcomes for patients undergoing facial reconstruction.