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Healthy corals help bleached neighbors regain color: studyScience

Healthy corals help bleached neighbors regain color: study

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The world's coral reefs face an existential threat from rising seawater temperatures that trigger widespread bleaching, a problem…
SourceSourceOctober 14, 2026 Full article
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Microplastics do more than accumulate in the environmentScience

Microplastics do more than accumulate in the environment

What happens to microplastics after they enter the environment? Three studies published in Environmental and Biogeochemical Processes explore this question from different perspectives, examining how…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 11, 2026 Full article
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220-meter global atmospheric model improves rainfall simulationsScience

220-meter global atmospheric model improves rainfall simulations

Global simulation achieves unprecedented high resolution, advancing next-generation climate prediction and weather forecasting Summary: A global atmospheric simulation developed by researchers at the University of…
SourceSourceOctober 9, 2026 Full article
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Climate change could expand gemsbok range across the USScience

Climate change could expand gemsbok range across the US

Majestic African antelopes known as gemsbok have been roaming the US southwest since their introduction in the 1960s and 1970s. Brought to New Mexico as…
SourceSourceOctober 9, 2026 Full article
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Expanding sorghum production in Europe as the climate changesScience

Expanding sorghum production in Europe as the climate changes

Using machine learning and future climate scenarios, researchers project that sorghum could become a more important livestock feed crop in Europe as high and stable…
SourceSourceOctober 7, 2026 Full article
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The hidden legacy of durability: persistent pollutionScience

The hidden legacy of durability: persistent pollution

When pollution stops being local What persistent pollution means for living systems From individual organisms to entire ecosystems Rethinking how pollution risk is measured Where…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 5, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: A green phytoplankton bloom in the Gulf of Finland (August 9, 2022)
Satellites miss most extreme changes in ocean phytoplanktonScience

Satellites miss most extreme changes in ocean phytoplankton

CU Boulder researchers developed a modelling tool that captures ocean phytoplankton biomass extremes beyond the reach of conventional satellite observations. Summary: Satellite monitoring can fail…
SourceSourceOctober 3, 2026 Full article
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Shifting ocean gyres are making parts of the Southern Ocean saltierScience

Shifting ocean gyres are making parts of the Southern Ocean saltier

Subtropical gyre expansion causes Southern Ocean salinification contrary to freshening predictions Summary: Ocean circulation drove an unexpected rise in salinity between about 40°S and 50°S…
SourceSourceSeptember 29, 2026 Full article
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Rising seas threaten spread of marine invaders, scientists sayNewsScience

Rising seas threaten spread of marine invaders, scientists say

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Sea-level rise driven by climate change could help invasive marine species spread into newly flooded coastal areas, threatening biodiversity…
SourceSourceSeptember 28, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: September 25, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: September 25, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (September 25, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 25, 2026 Full article
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2026 report finds seven planetary boundaries beyond safe limitsScience

2026 report finds seven planetary boundaries beyond safe limits

Seven breached Planetary Boundaries continue to worsen as record ocean heat, droughts, floods, wildfires and extreme heat reveal an Earth system under strain, according to…
SourceSourceSeptember 24, 2026 Full article
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Warming could accelerate drought–flood shifts and deepen exposure inequalities in ChinaScience

Warming could accelerate drought–flood shifts and deepen exposure inequalities in China

Droughts and floods could follow each other more quickly as China warms, giving communities less time to recover. A new study also suggests exposure to…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 22, 2026 Full article
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‘No doubt’ of climate change role in deadly China-Nepal flood: scientistsScienceNews

‘No doubt’ of climate change role in deadly China-Nepal flood: scientists

Kathmandu, Nepal | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Climate change was a core factor in last month's deadly glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border that killed…
SourceSourceSeptember 17, 2026 Full article
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Melting Svalbard glaciers release ancient methane from rocks beneath the iceScience

Melting Svalbard glaciers release ancient methane from rocks beneath the ice

The more glaciers melt, the more methane they are likely to release Summary: Water reaching thawed glacier beds can interact with methane-bearing geological formations and…
SourceSourceSeptember 10, 2026 Full article
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Pest and disease pressure rises across North American forestsScience

Pest and disease pressure rises across North American forests

More than 80% of North American forests could face greater insect and disease threats by mid-century, with northern and mountain tree species among those most…
SourceSourceSeptember 3, 2026 Full article
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Scalable catalyst method could lower COâ‚‚ conversion costsScience

Scalable catalyst method could lower COâ‚‚ conversion costs

Turning carbon dioxide into industrial chemicals used in everything from synthetic fuels to plastics and pharmaceuticals is costly. But new research shows it does not…
SourceSourceSeptember 3, 2026 Full article
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Emotional climate messages motivate more actionScience

Emotional climate messages motivate more action

A UNIGE study shows that campaigns designed to appeal to people’s emotions are more likely to inspire climate action Summary: A meta-analysis of climate communication…
SourceSourceSeptember 1, 2026 Full article
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Buried underwear shows land use is key to soil healthScience

Buried underwear shows land use is key to soil health

Five years ago, 1,000 volunteers across Switzerland buried more than 2,000 pairs of cotton underwear. The unconventional citizen science project, led by the University of…
SourceSourceAugust 26, 2026 Full article
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Atlantic climate patterns allow year-ahead leishmaniasis forecastsScience

Atlantic climate patterns allow year-ahead leishmaniasis forecasts

Researchers have demonstrated the ability to forecast cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreaks in North Africa up to a year ahead, showing how Atlantic climate variability can support…
SourceSourceAugust 25, 2026 Full article
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Coconut biofuel blends show comparable efficiency to jet fuelScience

Coconut biofuel blends show comparable efficiency to jet fuel

Original coconut-blend fuel performed similarly to jet fuel with reduced hydrocarbon emissions Summary: Coconut oil-derived aviation biofuels maintained thermal efficiency comparable to conventional Jet A-1…
SourceSourceAugust 24, 2026 Full article
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Natural regeneration is a cheaper way to restore tropical forestsScience

Natural regeneration is a cheaper way to restore tropical forests

As nations race to restore ecosystems and curb climate change, research has shown that letting nature do the work is a cost-effective and viable solution…
SourceSourceAugust 22, 2026 Full article
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The biodiversity price of China’s solar boomScience

The biodiversity price of China’s solar boom

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The global push for solar energy expansion could carry hidden biodiversity costs, according to a study on China…
SourceSourceAugust 21, 2026 Full article
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Air pollution particles worsen gum disease and alter oral tissuesScience

Air pollution particles worsen gum disease and alter oral tissues

Mouse experiments show that exposure to urban PMâ‚‚.â‚… increases oxidative stress and inflammation while worsening damage to periodontal tissues Summary: Fine particulate air pollution can…
SourceSourceAugust 20, 2026 Full article
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Labrador Sea a key player in providing oxygen for deep North Atlantic lifeScience

Labrador Sea a key player in providing oxygen for deep North Atlantic life

Researchers from Cornell University have pinpointed the source of oxygen that sustains deep sea life in the North Atlantic Ocean: the churning waters in the…
SourceSourceAugust 18, 2026 Full article