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Climate Science Digest: October 29, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: October 29, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (October 29, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: September 15, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 15, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 15, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate change stunts Chinook salmon growth in AlaskaScience

Climate change stunts Chinook salmon growth in Alaska

Rivers across Alaska and Canada’s Yukon Territory are warming at a rapid pace, posing a growing threat to Chinook salmon and the Indigenous communities that…
SourceSourceSeptember 11, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 24, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Bowhead whale samples reveal link between Arctic warming and rising algal toxinsScience

Bowhead whale samples reveal link between Arctic warming and rising algal toxins

Filter-feeding whales sample the Arctic food web, tracking decades of change Summary: Fecal samples collected from bowhead whales over a 19-year period reveal that climate-driven…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2025 Full article
Image: Fieldwork in Svalbard
Arctic peatlands spreading northward as temperatures riseClimate

Arctic peatlands spreading northward as temperatures rise

Warming temperatures and longer growing seasons are driving the outward spread of Arctic peatlands, raising hopes for increased carbon storage, but also concerns about long-term…
SourceSourceJune 19, 2025 Full article
Image: Tundra plants can eek out an existence in the very short summers of the Canadian High Arctic such as here on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Arctic plant life shifts in complex patterns as climate warmsClimate

Arctic plant life shifts in complex patterns as climate warms

Researchers tracked more than 2,000 plant communities over four decades, and found that some species thrived while others declined Summary: In a massive, four-decade study…
SourceSourceJune 14, 2025 Full article
Image: Launch of MBARI's MiniROV during an international expedition to study the Arctic seafloor
MBARI research and technology play integral role in new Decade of Action for Cryospheric SciencesNews

MBARI research and technology play integral role in new Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences

International collaborations leverage MBARI’s expertise and advanced technology to better understand polar ecosystems This year marks the opening of the United Nations Decade of Action…
SourceSourceJune 9, 2025 Full article
Image: a group of icebergs floating on top of a body of water (s. Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
Impact of ‘cryosphere meltdown’ on Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystemsClimate

Impact of ‘cryosphere meltdown’ on Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystems

‘Cryosphere meltdown’ will impact Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystems, new study warns Summary: The Arctic is undergoing some of the most dramatic environmental changes…
SourceSourceApril 28, 2025 Full article
Image: The German research icebreaker Polarstern moored to an ice floe during the polar night (s. Siberian matter, climate change, Arctic)
Climate change disrupts Arctic currents carrying Siberian matterClimate

Climate change disrupts Arctic currents carrying Siberian matter

A new study has shed unprecedented light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to travel across the Arctic…
SourceSourceApril 14, 2025 Full article
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Melting Arctic ice may unleash ancient diseases, scientists warnClimate

Melting Arctic ice may unleash ancient diseases, scientists warn

Scientists blame climate change for spread of infectious diseases and unleashing of ice-locked microbes in Arctic Summary: As Arctic permafrost thaws and human activity increases…
SourceSourceApril 8, 2025 Full article
Image: Glacial run-off to Arctic Kongsfjorden on Svalbard, Norway
Melting glaciers alter Arctic kelp ecosystems with unexpected consequencesClimate

Melting glaciers alter Arctic kelp ecosystems with unexpected consequences

Researchers found that climate change induced glacial melt increases the heavy metal content and changes the microbiome of habitat-forming brown algae in Arctic fjords. As…
SourceSourceMarch 10, 2025 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 10, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 10, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. Table of Contents Study warns…
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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
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Climate Science Digest: February 20, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 20, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Study reveals…
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Climate Science Digest: February 19, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 19, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: New research…
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Image: Melt river flows from the terminus of Vallåkrabreen, Svalbard
Arctic glaciers leaking methane through ‘glacial fracking’Climate

Arctic glaciers leaking methane through ‘glacial fracking’

Summary ‘Glacial fracking’: A hidden source of Arctic greenhouse gas emissions Summary: Arctic glaciers are releasing significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, through…
SourceSourceFebruary 20, 2025 Full article
Icebergs in the Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (s. climate, science, study)
Arctic on the brink: A future without iceClimate

Arctic on the brink: A future without ice

Summary:New paper highlights what's coming for the fastest-warming region of Earth Summary: Global warming is reshaping the Arctic at an alarming rate, with projections indicating…
SourceSourceFebruary 8, 2025 Full article
Satellite imagery: Jakobshavn Glacier, Greenland (Arctic)
Northern carbon crisis: Arctic-boreal region shifts to source statusClimate

Northern carbon crisis: Arctic-boreal region shifts to source status

After thousands of years functioning as one of Earth’s most crucial carbon sinks, the Arctic-boreal zone (ABZ) is undergoing a significant transformation. A comprehensive record…
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Climate change heightens zoonotic infection risks in the Canadian ArcticClimate

Climate change heightens zoonotic infection risks in the Canadian Arctic

A new review sheds light on zoonotic infections — diseases transmitted between animals and humans—in the Canadian Arctic, a region increasingly impacted by climate change…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 20, 2025 Full article
Map of areas that experienced ecosystem climate stress in the Arctic-boreal region between 1997-2020 as detected by multiple variables including satellite data and long-term temperature records
Arctic hotspots reveal vulnerable ecosystems in Siberia, Alaska, and CanadaClimate

Arctic hotspots reveal vulnerable ecosystems in Siberia, Alaska, and Canada

New research sheds light on rapidly warming regions in the Arctic-boreal zone, revealing areas of intense ecological stress. The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 16, 2025 Full article
Pressure ridge rises on an ice floe in Arctic
Arctic pressure ridges shrinking as old ice disappearsClimate

Arctic pressure ridges shrinking as old ice disappears

The Arctic’s pressure ridges, towering formations created when sea ice floes collide and stack, are rapidly shrinking in frequency and size as multiyear ice declines.…
SourceSourceJanuary 6, 2025 Full article
A variety of local traditional foods displayed during a Bakaldyn (celebration) in Kharyalakh, an Evenk settlement of the Arctic region
Climate and land use changes endanger wild food sources for Russia’s indigenous communitiesClimate

Climate and land use changes endanger wild food sources for Russia’s indigenous communities

Rural Indigenous communities in Russia's Far East rely on traditional food systems that depend on wild animal, plant, and fungal species, especially in remote and…
SourceSourceDecember 13, 2024 Full article
Marine flooding degrades permafrost near Point Lonely, Alaska
Coastal erosion in Alaska driven by overlapping climate hazardsClimate

Coastal erosion in Alaska driven by overlapping climate hazards

Coastal retreat in Alaska is advancing at an unprecedented rate due to the overlapping effects of multiple climate hazards, including sea level rise, permafrost thaw…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 9, 2024 Full article