Image: Dolphins in the ocean
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
Image: Earth, data visualisation shows smoke plumes across the Atlantic
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
Image: Northwestern Pamir Mountains, central Tajikistan
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
Image: Antarctic sea ice
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
Image: Aerial view of a Bowhead whale in Arctic
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
Satellite Image: Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion Island, France
Image of the day: Lava reaches the Indian Ocean on Réunion IslandNews

Image of the day: Lava reaches the Indian Ocean on Réunion Island

Lava from Piton de la Fournaise has reached the Indian Ocean on Réunion Island after flowing for weeks across the volcano’s southeastern flank, marking a…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 17, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 17, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 17, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 17, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 17, 2026 Full article
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War threatens Gulf’s dugongs, turtles and birdsNews

War threatens Gulf’s dugongs, turtles and birds

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk From sea turtles to birds and the gentle dugong, the Persian Gulf's diverse but fragile marine life is threatened by…
SourceSourceMarch 17, 2026 Full article
Asset map: Munich region, Germany, showing economic value distribution per square metre
Image of the day: 2025 Munich Asset MapNews

Image of the day: 2025 Munich Asset Map

An asset map shows where economic value is concentrated across a landscape. Instead of displaying only buildings or land cover, it estimates the value of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 16, 2026 Full article
The business concept of the glass world on a laptop (s. climate, aid, science, news,globe,US energy)
France threatens to block funds for India over climate inactionNews

France threatens to block funds for India over climate inaction

Brussels, Belgium | AFP France warned Monday it could block the disbursement of climate funds to India under a recent trade deal with the EU if…
SourceSourceMarch 16, 2026 Full article
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Where reforestation happens can shape how much the planet coolsClimate

Where reforestation happens can shape how much the planet cools

Countries increasingly see reforestation as a tool to tackle climate change, but new research from ETH Zurich suggests the climate benefit depends strongly on where…
SourceSourceMarch 16, 2026 Full article
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Critical minerals race risks injustice in the energy transitionClimate

Critical minerals race risks injustice in the energy transition

The energy transition depends on minerals such as lithium and cobalt, but the rush to secure them risks new environmental damage and social inequalities. Researchers…
SourceSourceMarch 16, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Home Reef volcano, Tonga (15 February 2026) and data visualisation
Image of the day: Home Reef volcano in Tonga grows a new islandNews

Image of the day: Home Reef volcano in Tonga grows a new island

Across the southwest Pacific, a chain of volcanoes marks the boundary where the Pacific Plate descends beneath the Australian Plate. This tectonic boundary forms the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 15, 2026 Full article