Image: Buffalo gathered in a nearly dried-up waterhole during drought conditions linked to moderate global warming and climate change
Moderate warming still linked to severe climate extremesClimate

Moderate warming still linked to severe climate extremes

Extreme climate impacts on people and the environment are often associated with very high levels of global warming (3 or 4°C). A new study led…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2026 Full article
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Cold weather linked to 40,000 extra heart-related deaths each year in the U.S.Science

Cold weather linked to 40,000 extra heart-related deaths each year in the U.S.

On the heels of one of the coldest winters in memory for large swaths of the country, new research highlights an often overlooked cost of…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2026 Full article
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EU urged to broadly restrict ‘forever chemicals’News

EU urged to broadly restrict ‘forever chemicals’

Helsinki, Finland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk 'Forever chemicals' pose a growing risk to health and the environment and should be broadly banned across the European…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2026 Full article
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EU projects host event on fraud, cyber and CBR risks to Europe’s food supplyNews

EU projects host event on fraud, cyber and CBR risks to Europe’s food supply

Safeguarding Food Security in Europe: EU projects join forces against fraud, cyber and CBR threats Summary: A high-level online event on 31 March 2026 will…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2026 Full article
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Study links major polluters to big climate damages billClimate

Study links major polluters to big climate damages bill

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The economic cost of carbon emissions is far higher than previously estimated, said a new study Wednesday that links…
SourceSourceMarch 25, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Læsø island, Denmark
Image of the day: Læsø island’s evolving coastline in DenmarkNews

Image of the day: Læsø island’s evolving coastline in Denmark

In the Kattegat Strait between northern Denmark and Sweden, the small island of Læsø is shaped by ongoing geological processes rather than fixed boundaries. Part…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 25, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Cyclone Narelle over the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia (21 March 2026)
Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle crosses Australia and rebuilds over the GulfNews

Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle crosses Australia and rebuilds over the Gulf

Cyclone Narelle did not end with its landfall in far north Queensland on 20 March. After crossing Cape York Peninsula, the system weakened over land…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 24, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 24, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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First UN high seas summit proposed for January in New YorkNews

First UN high seas summit proposed for January in New York

United Nations, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Countries that ratified a landmark treaty to protect the high seas on Monday set January 2027 as…
SourceSourceMarch 24, 2026 Full article
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Image of the day: Canadian wildfire smoke crossed the Atlantic in 2025News

Image of the day: Canadian wildfire smoke crossed the Atlantic in 2025

Every year on 23 March, World Meteorological Day marks the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and draws attention to the systems that monitor…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 23, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Columbia Glacier, Alaska
Rising temperatures extend Alaska glacier melt season by weeksClimate

Rising temperatures extend Alaska glacier melt season by weeks

Research provides timely views of warming’s impact on Alaska glaciers Summary: Satellite radar observations show that higher summer temperatures are associated with a longer melt…
SourceSourceMarch 23, 2026 Full article
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Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UNFactsNews

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming…
SourceSourceMarch 23, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Lake Vättern, Sweden
Image of the day: Lake Vättern on World Water DayNews

Image of the day: Lake Vättern on World Water Day

World Water Day on 22 March turns attention this year to the relationship between water, women and gender equality. The United Nations says the global…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 22, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Tasman Glacier, New Zealand
Image of the day: Tasman Glacier on World Day for GlaciersNews

Image of the day: Tasman Glacier on World Day for Glaciers

Around 70% of Earth’s freshwater is stored in the cryosphere, which covers roughly 10% of the planet’s land surface. On 21 March, World Day for…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 21, 2026 Full article
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In Finland, divers learn to explore icy polar watersNews

In Finland, divers learn to explore icy polar waters

Kilpisjärvi, Finland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk In a square hole carved out of the thick ice, two divers vanished into the depths of an Arctic…
SourceSourceMarch 21, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Tropical Cyclone Narelle (18 March 2026)
Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle before landfall in Cape York, AustraliaNews

Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle before landfall in Cape York, Australia

A rapidly intensifying tropical system crossing the Coral Sea in March 2026 brought rare and potentially severe conditions to northern Australia, as Tropical Cyclone Narelle…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 20, 2026 Full article
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Global project to map mountain water resources and climate risksClimate

Global project to map mountain water resources and climate risks

$9.5 million project led by ISTA combines fieldwork, advanced modeling, AI and community engagement Summary: A new international research effort will assess how climate change…
SourceSourceMarch 20, 2026 Full article
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Old-growth forests store about 72% more carbon than managed forestsScience

Old-growth forests store about 72% more carbon than managed forests

Swedish old-growth forests store much more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from Lund University. The difference is larger than previous estimates…
SourceSourceMarch 20, 2026 Full article
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Cold-blooded animals struggle to cope with daily temperature variationScience

Cold-blooded animals struggle to cope with daily temperature variation

How ectotherms respond to everyday temperature changes remains uncertain, and new research suggests their physiological flexibility may be limited Summary: Daily temperature variation may pose…
SourceSourceMarch 20, 2026 Full article
Image: Sunset at the sisters in Monument Valley, USA (s. heatwave, record)
Record-breaking heatwave grips western USNews

Record-breaking heatwave grips western US

Los Angeles, United States | AFP A punishing heatwave was gripping the western United States on Thursday, with parts of the region logging record temperatures even…
SourceSourceMarch 20, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Texas Panhandle, USA
Image of the day: Wildfires sweep across the Texas Panhandle in March 2026News

Image of the day: Wildfires sweep across the Texas Panhandle in March 2026

Strong winds, low humidity and dry grasslands created conditions for multiple wildfires across parts of the Texas Panhandle in March 2026, as a series of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 18, 2026 Full article
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Ocean warming behind Antarctica’s sea ice declineClimate

Ocean warming behind Antarctica’s sea ice decline

Sea ice around Antarctica expanded for several decades until a dramatic decline in 2015. The reasons behind this are revealed by research from the University…
SourceSourceMarch 18, 2026 Full article
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Bird feathers found to release heat into space in first mid-infrared studyScience

Bird feathers found to release heat into space in first mid-infrared study

Scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, UCLA, Indiana University, and Cal State University, Dominguez Hills, flock together to measure the reflectance…
SourceSourceMarch 18, 2026 Full article
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Bowhead whales remained stable for millennia before centuries of whalingScience

Bowhead whales remained stable for millennia before centuries of whaling

A long-term analysis combining ancient DNA, fossil records and climate modelling shows bowhead whales remained stable for millennia before major population changes aligned with centuries…
SourceSourceMarch 18, 2026 Full article