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Narwhals use tusks for hunting, exploration, and social behaviors, drone study findsScience

Narwhals use tusks for hunting, exploration, and social behaviors, drone study finds

Drone captures narwhals using their tusks to explore, forage and play Summary: Narwhals, the elusive Arctic whales famed for their long, spiral tusks, have long…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
Aerial view: Shanghai, China (s. climate target, carbon emissions)
China missed key climate target last year: official dataNews

China missed key climate target last year: official data

Beijing, China | AFP China missed a key climate target in 2024 and emissions in the world's second-largest economy continued to rise as coal remained…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
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Columbia’s Public Health School launches Climate and Health CenterNews

Columbia’s Public Health School launches Climate and Health Center

The Center for Achieving Resilience in Climate and Health (C-ARCH) will serve as a “solutions lab” to build resiliency to health impacts of climate change…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
Image: Illustration - air pollution and wildfire smoke may contribute to memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease
Air pollution and wildfire smoke linked to memory loss in Alzheimer’sScience

Air pollution and wildfire smoke linked to memory loss in Alzheimer’s

Scientists discovered how a chemical modification of a key brain protein – potentially triggered by climate change-induced air pollution, pesticides, wildfires and processed meats –…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
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Earth’s past climate cycles reveal a predictable ice age timelineClimate

Earth’s past climate cycles reveal a predictable ice age timeline

Summary Researchers find a predictable pattern for the timing between Earth's glacial and interglacial periods Summary: Earth’s climate has followed a predictable pattern of glacial…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
Satellite image: Jan Mayen island, Norway
Image of the day: Jan Mayen island, a remote Arctic outpostNews

Image of the day: Jan Mayen island, a remote Arctic outpost

Jan Mayen, a volcanic island in the North Atlantic, is one of Norway’s most isolated territories. Situated about 600 km northeast of Iceland and 950…
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China’s carbon neutrality strategy: A realistic path to the 2 °C goalScience

China’s carbon neutrality strategy: A realistic path to the 2 °C goal

China’s path to carbon neutrality: Aligning with the Paris Agreement’s 2°C target Summary: A new study published in Engineering examines how China can achieve carbon…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
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Tree mortality in urban boreal forests rises with climate changeScience

Tree mortality in urban boreal forests rises with climate change

Climate change increases the risk of tree mortality in urban boreal forests Summary: Tree mortality is rising in urban boreal forests, with climate change playing…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
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UN nature talks in ‘end game’ to break funding deadlockNews

UN nature talks in ‘end game’ to break funding deadlock

Rome, Italy | AFP Brazil spearheaded a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock at UN nature talks in Rome on Thursday, as nations struggled against…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
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Proposed ‘weather control’ bans surge across US statesNews

Proposed ‘weather control’ bans surge across US states

Washington, United States | AFP Fake stories that atmospheric experiments are triggering natural disasters have led to US states pushing blanket bans on weather modification,…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
Image: Mangroves, Sundarbans (s. climate)
Sustainable development strategies for mangrove communities in the SundarbansClimate

Sustainable development strategies for mangrove communities in the Sundarbans

Researchers make recommendations for promoting sustainable development in mangrove forest areas Summary: The Sundarbans, one of the world’s largest mangrove ecosystems, plays a crucial role…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
Image: Elderly people struggling with the heat (s. extreme heat, aging)
Extreme heat linked to faster biological aging in older adultsScience

Extreme heat linked to faster biological aging in older adults

Summary Study: Extreme heat may speed up aging in older adults Summary: Prolonged exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in older adults, according…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
Satellite image: Lake Salto Grande, Argentina (s.algal bloom)
Image of the day: Algal bloom in Lake Salto GrandeNews

Image of the day: Algal bloom in Lake Salto Grande

A striking algal bloom has turned the waters of Lake Salto Grande, at the border of Argentina and Uruguay, a vivid green. This Copernicus Sentinel-2…
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Image: Network of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal network with a muti-nucleate reproductive spore imaged with a fluorescent dye and confocal microscopy
Robot tracks underground fungal trade networksScience

Robot tracks underground fungal trade networks

Summary Scientists build robot to track plant-fungal trade networks, revealing nature’s underground supply chains Summary: A team of international scientists has taken a groundbreaking step…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
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Harvesting dead wood could cut wildfire risks and store carbon, study findsScience

Harvesting dead wood could cut wildfire risks and store carbon, study finds

Beyond the burn: Harvesting dead wood to reduce wildfires and store carbon Summary: A century of fire suppression, combined with climate change and drought, has…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Los Angeles wildfires costliest in history: Munich ReNews

Los Angeles wildfires costliest in history: Munich Re

Frankfurt, Germany | AFP German reinsurance giant Munich Re said Wednesday that last month's huge wildfires in Los Angeles had been the costliest "in the…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Renewable energy (s. Climate Action, EU, environment)
EU vows to slash red tape but stick to climate goalsNews

EU vows to slash red tape but stick to climate goals

Brussels, Belgium | AFP The EU on Wednesday proposed paring back its environmental rules to give businesses breathing room faced with US and Chinese competition…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Image: Beach coast, Nauru (s. climate change, climate financing)
Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigationNews

Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigation

Sydney, Australia | AFP Pacific microstate Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat from rising seas, President David Adeang told AFP, opening a contentious…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Image: Glacier (s. science, climate)
Ancient glaciers reshaped Earth and helped life evolveClimate

Ancient glaciers reshaped Earth and helped life evolve

Summary Giant ice bulldozers: how ancient glaciers helped life evolve Summary: Massive glaciers that covered Earth hundreds of millions of years ago acted like bulldozers,…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: February 25, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 25, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Decoupled responses…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Image: American cardinals (s. environment, birds, climate)
Birds adjust life strategies based on climate variability, study findsScience

Birds adjust life strategies based on climate variability, study finds

Summary Environment nudges birds to fast, or slow, life lane Summary: Birds adapt their life strategies to environmental conditions, with some species prioritizing rapid reproduction…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Satellite image: Bucharest, Romania (s. coldest week, snow,)
Image of the day: Romania’s coldest week of winterNews

Image of the day: Romania’s coldest week of winter

Romania endured its coldest week of the winter from 17 to 24 February 2025, with temperatures plunging as low as -20°C in mountainous regions. The…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 25, 2025 Full article
Image: Aerial View of Park and Cityscape in Barcelona
Greening Barcelona’s streets could prevent 178 premature deaths annuallyScience

Greening Barcelona’s streets could prevent 178 premature deaths annually

A study estimates the impact that an increase in vegetation cover would have on mortality Summary: Expanding green spaces in Barcelona by converting every third…
SourceSourceFebruary 25, 2025 Full article
Image: Eco message in a bottle concept (s. nature, biodiversity)
Countries lock horns over cash for nature at rebooted UN talksNews

Countries lock horns over cash for nature at rebooted UN talks

Rome, Italy | AFP The world's biggest nature conservation conference will restart on Tuesday after negotiations collapsed in disarray last year, with the head of…
SourceSourceFebruary 25, 2025 Full article