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Clownfish shrink to survive marine heatwaves
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Clownfish shrink to survive marine heatwavesClimate

Clownfish shrink to survive marine heatwaves

Clownfish have been shown to shrink in order to survive heat stress and avoid social conflict, Newcastle University research reveals Summary: Clownfish have now revealed…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: May 21, 2025
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: May 21, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: May 21, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (May 21, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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‘Red alert’: Fires drive tropical forest loss to record high
Satellite Image: Biomass burning in Brazil (s. wildfire detection, climate, AI, Amazon rainforest)
‘Red alert’: Fires drive tropical forest loss to record highNews

‘Red alert’: Fires drive tropical forest loss to record high

Paris, France | AFP Eighteen football pitches every minute of every hour of every day: that is the record extent of tropical rainforest destroyed last…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Iceland scorched by historic May heat
Satellite Image: Iceland
Image of the day: Iceland scorched by historic May heatNews

Image of the day: Iceland scorched by historic May heat

A rare and intense heatwave struck Iceland in mid-May 2025, breaking multiple national and local temperature records. On 15 May, temperatures at Egilsstaðir Airport in…
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Dire sea level rise likely even in a 1.5°C world: study
Image: Block of ice falling down into the sea (s. sea level rise, climate change)
Dire sea level rise likely even in a 1.5°C world: studyClimate

Dire sea level rise likely even in a 1.5°C world: study

Paris, France | AFP Rising seas will severely test humanity's resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2025 Full article
Distinguishing marine planning tools is key to climate-smart ocean solutions
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Distinguishing marine planning tools is key to climate-smart ocean solutionsClimate

Distinguishing marine planning tools is key to climate-smart ocean solutions

Climate-smart ocean solutions require distinguishing marine spatial planning and marine conservation planning Summary: Marine spatial planning (MSP) and marine protected area (MPA) planning are often…
SourceSourceMay 19, 2025 Full article
Carbon capture startup Climeworks to cut staff
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets)
Carbon capture startup Climeworks to cut staffNews

Carbon capture startup Climeworks to cut staff

Swiss firm Climeworks, which has pioneered the direct capture of CO2 using huge industrial fans in Iceland, is holding talks with staff representatives to cut…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2025 Full article
Zebrafish adapt to heat without fitness cost
Image: Zebrafish in their native habitat in India
Zebrafish adapt to heat without fitness costClimate

Zebrafish adapt to heat without fitness cost

A laboratory study of zebrafish shows that fish can be bred to adapt to warmer water temperatures without apparent trade-offs. But it's not clear that…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: May 16, 2025
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: May 16, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: May 16, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (May 16, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 16, 2025 Full article
Dengue, chikungunya may soon be endemic in Europe: research
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Dengue, chikungunya may soon be endemic in Europe: research

Paris, France | AFP The feverish diseases dengue and chikungunya could soon become endemic in Europe as the tiger mosquitoes that transmit these viruses spread…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: May 14, 2025
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: May 14, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: May 14, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (May 14, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 15, 2025 Full article
Climate threats expose Brazil’s civil defense weaknesses
Image: Project seeks to strengthen public policy for disaster risk management (s. Brazil)
Climate threats expose Brazil’s civil defense weaknessesClimate

Climate threats expose Brazil’s civil defense weaknesses

Research proposes action fronts to increase the organizational capacity of these units in municipalities; expanded coordination with other areas is one of the next steps…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: April 2025 ranks as second warmest April ever recorded globally
Image: Global Temperature April 2025
Image of the day: April 2025 ranks as second warmest April ever recorded globallyNews

Image of the day: April 2025 ranks as second warmest April ever recorded globally

April 2025 continued an unrelenting streak of high global temperatures, becoming the second warmest April ever recorded, according to the latest Climate Bulletin from the…
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Image of the day: Green tide emerges in the Adriatic Sea
Satellite Image: Algal bloom in the Adriatic Sea
Image of the day: Green tide emerges in the Adriatic SeaNews

Image of the day: Green tide emerges in the Adriatic Sea

Swirls of green are visible in the waters of the central and northern Adriatic Sea in this Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite image from 2 May 2025.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 13, 2025 Full article
New open access book: ‘Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in Japan’
Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
New open access book: ‘Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in Japan’News

New open access book: ‘Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in Japan’

This open access book presents the latest Japanese research for the projection of climate change impacts and the evaluation of adaptation policies, with a particular…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2025 Full article
Reducing urban heat could help control extreme summer rainfall
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Reducing urban heat could help control extreme summer rainfallClimate

Reducing urban heat could help control extreme summer rainfall

Mitigating the effect of urban heat release on local rainfall Summary: As summer temperatures rise in cities, so do the risks of sudden downpours and…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2025 Full article
UK to host key climate gathering
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UK to host key climate gatheringNews

UK to host key climate gathering

The Met Office and the University of Exeter will host scientists, policy makers and business leaders for vital talks assessing growing risks from climate change…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2025 Full article
Image of the day: Gouda’s cheese legacy faces climate pressure
Satellite Image: Gouda, Netherlands
Image of the day: Gouda’s cheese legacy faces climate pressureNews

Image of the day: Gouda’s cheese legacy faces climate pressure

From above, the city of Gouda appears as a neatly patterned quilt of green fields, narrow canals, and red-tiled rooftops, a landscape shaped by centuries…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 12, 2025 Full article
Invasive salmon, clams and seaweed are next threats to biodiversity in Britain
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Invasive salmon, clams and seaweed are next threats to biodiversity in BritainNews

Invasive salmon, clams and seaweed are next threats to biodiversity in Britain

Next Threats To Biodiversity In Britain  Pink salmon, Purple Asian clams, marine invertebrates that form spaghetti-like colonies and a nematode worm that causes extensive deaths…
SourceSourceMay 12, 2025 Full article
Bees hit hardest by heat and land use changes, study finds
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Bees hit hardest by heat and land use changes, study findsScience

Bees hit hardest by heat and land use changes, study finds

In a new study, researchers at the University of Würzburg are investigating the interaction of major global change drivers on insects Summary: A comprehensive study…
SourceSourceMay 12, 2025 Full article
Copenhagen to offer giveaways to eco-friendly tourists
Image: Colorful building facades along the Nyhavn Canal at Copenhagen Denmark
Copenhagen to offer giveaways to eco-friendly touristsNews

Copenhagen to offer giveaways to eco-friendly tourists

Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP The city of Copenhagen will offer special rebates and freebies to eco-friendly tourists this summer, including free bike rentals to those…
SourceSourceMay 12, 2025 Full article
Simple oxygen tweak could cut wastewater climate emissions
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Simple oxygen tweak could cut wastewater climate emissionsScience

Simple oxygen tweak could cut wastewater climate emissions

Mitigating laughing gas emissions from wastewater Summary: Tiny microbes tasked with cleaning our wastewater are also releasing a powerful greenhouse gas — nitrous oxide (N2O),…
SourceSourceMay 12, 2025 Full article
Rethinking energy efficiency can cut global industrial CO₂ emissions by 5%
Image: On the way to CO2 neutrality (s. net-zero carbon debt, climate overshoot)
Rethinking energy efficiency can cut global industrial CO₂ emissions by 5%Climate

Rethinking energy efficiency can cut global industrial CO₂ emissions by 5%

How to reduce global CO₂ emissions from industry Summary: Reducing global carbon dioxide emissions from industry by at least five per cent is possible -…
SourceSourceMay 10, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: May 9, 2025
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: May 9, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: May 9, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (May 9, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 9, 2025 Full article