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How to assess microplastics in our bodies? Scientists have a planScience

How to assess microplastics in our bodies? Scientists have a plan

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk How many tiny pieces of plastic are currently inside your body? A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last…
SourceSourceJanuary 28, 2026 Full article
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US monster storm kills 30News

US monster storm kills 30

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk More than half a million Americans woke up without power Tuesday, as freezing temperatures gripped swathes of…
SourceSourceJanuary 27, 2026 Full article
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Hybrid cars top choice for consumers in Europe in 2025: dataNews

Hybrid cars top choice for consumers in Europe in 2025: data

Paris, France | AFP Hybrid-electric vehicles dethroned purely petrol-powered cars as the top power option among consumers in Europe last year, data showed Tuesday. Some 10.8…
SourceSourceJanuary 27, 2026 Full article
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Health threat of global plastics projected to soarScience

Health threat of global plastics projected to soar

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The threat posed by plastic production, usage and disposal to human health will skyrocket in the coming years unless…
SourceSourceJanuary 27, 2026 Full article
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North Sea nations look to wind to resist Russian energy ‘blackmail’News

North Sea nations look to wind to resist Russian energy ‘blackmail’

Hamburg, Germany | AFP Nine European nations vowed Monday to build up North Sea offshore wind power with the aim of boosting climate-friendly energy while reducing…
SourceSourceJanuary 26, 2026 Full article
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World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists sayClimate

World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Nearly 3.8 billion people could face extreme heat by 2050 and while tropical countries will bear the brunt cooler…
SourceSourceJanuary 26, 2026 Full article
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Massive winter storm sweeps across US bringing ice, frigid tempsNews

Massive winter storm sweeps across US bringing ice, frigid temps

Houston, United States | AFP A massive winter storm headed towards the northeast United States on Sunday after sweeping across much of the country, threatening tens…
SourceSourceJanuary 25, 2026 Full article
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Indonesia landslide kills eight, more than 80 missingNews

Indonesia landslide kills eight, more than 80 missing

Cisarua, Indonesia | AFP A landslide killed at least eight people and left more than 80 missing on Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, a…
SourceSourceJanuary 24, 2026 Full article
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Cooler temperatures offer respite for Chile firefightersNews

Cooler temperatures offer respite for Chile firefighters

Concepción, Chile | AFP Firefighters battling major wildfires in southern Chile which have killed 20 people over the past four days benefited from cooler weather early…
SourceSourceJanuary 20, 2026 Full article
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Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier as warming acceleratesScience

Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier as warming accelerates

A decade of camera data shows Adélie, Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins advancing their breeding seasons as colony temperatures rise rapidly Summary: Antarctic penguins are shifting…
SourceSourceJanuary 20, 2026 Full article
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Climate change is reshaping insurance for global supply chainsNews

Climate change is reshaping insurance for global supply chains

Climate risks to insurance and reinsurance of global supply chains – a new report from Stockholm Environment Institute shows Summary: Climate change is increasingly testing…
SourceSourceJanuary 20, 2026 Full article
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Earth’s climate flipped rapidly even in an ice-free worldClimate

Earth’s climate flipped rapidly even in an ice-free world

New findings help explain abrupt climate swings – even in ancient ice-free greenhouse worlds – and offer insights for future warming scenarios Earth’s climate is…
SourceSourceJanuary 19, 2026 Full article
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Chile declares emergency as wildfires kill at least 19News

Chile declares emergency as wildfires kill at least 19

Penco, Chile | AFP Uncontrolled wildfires tore through communities in southern Chile, leaving charred ruins in their wake and at least 19 dead, authorities said, announcing…
SourceSourceJanuary 19, 2026 Full article
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US to repeal the basis for its climate rules: What to knowNews

US to repeal the basis for its climate rules: What to know

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk President Donald Trump's administration is finalizing its repeal of a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's…
SourceSourceJanuary 17, 2026 Full article
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Why climate extremes mattered in the fall of the Tang dynastyClimate

Why climate extremes mattered in the fall of the Tang dynasty

Climate variability shaped agriculture, migration, and stability in the dynasty’s final century Summary: Climate change played a measurable role in the decline of the Tang…
SourceSourceJanuary 15, 2026 Full article
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Scientist wins ‘Environment Nobel’ for shedding light on hidden fungal networksScience

Scientist wins ‘Environment Nobel’ for shedding light on hidden fungal networks

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Beneath the surface of forests, grasslands and farms across the world, vast fungal webs form underground trading systems…
SourceSourceJanuary 14, 2026 Full article
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World-first ice archive to guard secrets of melting glaciersClimate

World-first ice archive to guard secrets of melting glaciers

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Scientists on Wednesday sealed ancient chunks of glacial ice in a first-of-its-kind sanctuary in Antarctica in the hope of…
SourceSourceJanuary 14, 2026 Full article
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Cold winter and AI boom pushed US emissions increase in 2025News

Cold winter and AI boom pushed US emissions increase in 2025

Washington, United States | AFP Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States rose last year, snapping a two-year streak of declines as cold winter temperatures drove…
SourceSourceJanuary 13, 2026 Full article
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Disaster losses drop in 2025, picture still ‘alarming’: Munich ReNews

Disaster losses drop in 2025, picture still ‘alarming’: Munich Re

Frankfurt, Germany | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Nevertheless, "the big picture was alarming with regard to floods, severe… storms and wildfires in 2025," said Munich Re,…
SourceSourceJanuary 13, 2026 Full article
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Most people think climate change will affect others, not themselvesClimate

Most people think climate change will affect others, not themselves

Large international meta-analysis finds people consistently rate their own climate risks as lower than those faced by others Summary: A majority believe climate change-related risks…
SourceSourceJanuary 13, 2026 Full article
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US judge orders restart of wind project targeted by TrumpNewsFacts

US judge orders restart of wind project targeted by Trump

New York, United States | AFP A US federal judge cleared the way Monday for an offshore wind energy project to resume work in New England,…
SourceSourceJanuary 13, 2026 Full article
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Melting glaciers could release ancient antibiotic resistance into freshwater systemsClimate

Melting glaciers could release ancient antibiotic resistance into freshwater systems

As climate change accelerates the melting of glaciers around the world, scientists are warning of a little-known risk flowing downstream with the meltwater: antibiotic resistance…
SourceSourceJanuary 12, 2026 Full article
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Wildfires spread to 15,000 hectares in Argentine PatagoniaNews

Wildfires spread to 15,000 hectares in Argentine Patagonia

Buenos Aires, Argentina | AFP Forest fires in southern Argentina have scorched more than 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) this week, authorities said, though rain began falling…
SourceSourceJanuary 12, 2026 Full article
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Ancient global warming shows rainfall became more intense and less regularClimate

Ancient global warming shows rainfall became more intense and less regular

'Proxies' in geologic record show rainfall was more intense, but less regular during the Paleogene Summary: Ancient global warming offers important clues about how rainfall…
SourceSourceJanuary 11, 2026 Full article