Climate and Earth Science Updates: 2026 Report and Protein Research

• A new report states Earth's climate has reached record extremes in 2026, indicating deeper climate change impacts.
• Mineral time capsules show Earth's mantle contained oxygen a billion years before it reached the atmosphere.
• Researchers used AI to design proteins capable of breaking peptide bonds, which are typically stable.
• The AI-designed proteins could have implications for understanding protein degradation in Earth's environment.
• The findings contribute to understanding Earth's history and potential biological processes.