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The hidden leaf mechanics behind uneven tree growth in a high‑CO₂ worldScience

The hidden leaf mechanics behind uneven tree growth in a high‑CO₂ world

The mechanics of how water and carbon dioxide move in and out of plants greatly affects how trees grow in a carbon-dioxide-enriched environments Summary: Rising…
SourceSourceDecember 30, 2025 Full article
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Clean energy subsidies work best when pollution has a priceClimate

Clean energy subsidies work best when pollution has a price

Study finds that when clean energy incentives are applied consistently, the economy can reach an 80% reduction in energy-related carbon emissions by mid-century Summary: Climate…
SourceSourceDecember 30, 2025 Full article
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France pushes back plastic cup ban by four yearsNews

France pushes back plastic cup ban by four years

Paris, France | AFP The French government on Tuesday postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties finding alternatives.…
SourceSourceDecember 30, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The arctic wetlands of the Teshekpuk Lake, Alaska, USA
Image of the day: Arctic wetlands surrounding Teshekpuk Lake on Alaska’s North SlopeNews

Image of the day: Arctic wetlands surrounding Teshekpuk Lake on Alaska’s North Slope

The wetlands around Teshekpuk Lake, on Alaska’s North Slope, form one of the most biologically rich Arctic landscapes in North America. Shaped by permafrost, shallow…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 29, 2025 Full article
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Mountain uplift and climate change drive alpine biodiversityScience

Mountain uplift and climate change drive alpine biodiversity

Researchers show impact of mountain building and climate change on alpine biodiversity Summary: Mountain building and long-term climate cooling have played a central role in…
SourceSourceDecember 29, 2025 Full article
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Europe wanted its carbon border tax to go global – is it working?Climate

Europe wanted its carbon border tax to go global – is it working?

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The EU's carbon border tax was designed to do more than clean up its own economy: it hoped to…
SourceSourceDecember 29, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, Iceland. Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
Image of the day: Breiðamerkurjökull glacier retreat traced over decadesNews

Image of the day: Breiðamerkurjökull glacier retreat traced over decades

Breiðamerkurjökull, an outlet glacier of the Vatnajökull ice cap in south-eastern Iceland, has been steadily withdrawing from the lowlands for more than a century. Its…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 28, 2025 Full article
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Sweden’s death toll from storm rises to threeNews

Sweden’s death toll from storm rises to three

Helsinki, Finland | AFP The death toll in Sweden rose to three after a storm battered Scandinavia Saturday and overnight, with thousands still without power on…
SourceSourceDecember 28, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: December 28, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: December 28, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (December 28, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Japanese eels,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 28, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: The Istrian Peninsula from land to seaNews

Image of the day: The Istrian Peninsula from land to sea

The Istrian Peninsula sits at the northern edge of the Adriatic Sea, where Central Europe meets the Mediterranean. Shared by Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 27, 2025 Full article
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How diet changes could cut food-related climate emissionsClimate

How diet changes could cut food-related climate emissions

Why reducing food-related emissions will require diet changes across much of the global population Summary: The way food is produced and consumed worldwide plays a…
SourceSourceDecember 27, 2025 Full article
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Funny old world: the week’s offbeat newsNews

Funny old world: the week’s offbeat news

Paris, France | AFP From Japan getting its teeth into its bear problem to why all is not so sunny for the Swedes… Your weekly roundup…
SourceSourceDecember 27, 2025 Full article
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Satellites miss most aviation contrails, MIT study findsClimate

Satellites miss most aviation contrails, MIT study finds

Images from geostationary satellites alone aren’t enough to help planes avoid contrail-prone regions, MIT researchers report Summary: Aviation contrails play a major role in the…
SourceSourceDecember 22, 2025 Full article
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Pollinators thrive on smallholder farms beyond forest edgesScience

Pollinators thrive on smallholder farms beyond forest edges

Pollinator and fruit diversity on the globe’s smallholder farms – which account for up to 80% of all farms – remains strong, despite ecological fragmentation.…
SourceSourceDecember 22, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Arctic sea ice far below December averageNews

Image of the day: Arctic sea ice far below December average

Arctic sea ice extent has entered December at levels rarely seen for this time of year, continuing a pattern that developed through late autumn. Satellite…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 22, 2025 Full article
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Trump admin halts US offshore wind projects citing ‘national security’News

Trump admin halts US offshore wind projects citing ‘national security’

Washington, United States | AFP The US Interior Department on Monday said it had paused all leases for offshore wind projects over unspecified national security risks,…
SourceSourceDecember 22, 2025 Full article
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Swiss court to hear landmark climate case against cement giantNews

Swiss court to hear landmark climate case against cement giant

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP A Swiss court has decided to hear a landmark climate case pitting residents of a tiny Indonesian island being swallowed by rising…
SourceSourceDecember 22, 2025 Full article
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CO₂ soon to be buried under North Sea oil platformNews

CO₂ soon to be buried under North Sea oil platform

Esbjerg, Denmark | AFP In the North Sea where Denmark once drilled for oil, imported European carbon dioxide will soon be buried under the seabed in…
SourceSourceDecember 22, 2025 Full article
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EU weakens 2035 combustion-engine ban to boost car industryNews

EU weakens 2035 combustion-engine ban to boost car industry

Brussels, Belgium | AFP The EU on Tuesday walked back a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars seen as a milestone in the fight…
SourceSourceDecember 16, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Lake Omodeo, Italy
Image of the day: Lake Omodeo’s retreating waters in SardiniaNews

Image of the day: Lake Omodeo’s retreating waters in Sardinia

Lake Omodeo has long been one of Sardinia’s most important pieces of water infrastructure. Stretching across central parts of the island, the artificial reservoir regulates…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 15, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: December 15, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: December 15, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (December 15, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 15, 2025 Full article
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At least 20 dead in eastern Bolivia floods: governmentNews

At least 20 dead in eastern Bolivia floods: government

La Paz, Bolivia | AFP At least 20 people were killed and dozens remain missing after a major river in eastern Bolivia burst its banks at…
SourceSourceDecember 15, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Marismas Nacionales Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
Image of the day: Mangroves and lagoons of Marismas Nacionales, MexicoNews

Image of the day: Mangroves and lagoons of Marismas Nacionales, Mexico

Along Mexico’s Pacific shoreline, the Marismas Nacionales region forms one of the country’s most extensive coastal wetland systems. Stretching across parts of Nayarit and Sinaloa,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 14, 2025 Full article
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Old rules limit Sámi reindeer herding in a changing climateClimate

Old rules limit Sámi reindeer herding in a changing climate

A warming climate and pressure on land use complicate life for Norway's Sámi reindeer herders. Regulations designed to help them don't work the way they…
SourceSourceDecember 14, 2025 Full article