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Mountain plants face extinction as climate outpaces their ability to adapt
Image: Drummond's rockcress (Boechera stricta)
Mountain plants face extinction as climate outpaces their ability to adaptScience

Mountain plants face extinction as climate outpaces their ability to adapt

Adaptation and sluggish gene flow cannot save mountain plants from climate change Summary: New research reveals that adaptation and natural gene flow may not be…
SourceSourceMay 2, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: April 30, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: April 30, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 30, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Researchers use…
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Climate Science Digest: April 26, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: April 26, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 26, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Researchers looked…
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Award goes to Camille Parmesan for uncovering global species shifts due to climate change
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Award goes to Camille Parmesan for uncovering global species shifts due to climate changeNews

Award goes to Camille Parmesan for uncovering global species shifts due to climate change

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change and Environmental Sciences goes in this seventeenth edition to Camille Parmesan (Centre National de la…
SourceSourceApril 24, 2025 Full article
Salmon strongholds: A quiet force for global resilience
Image: Map of salmon 'strongholds'
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Salmon strongholds: A quiet force for global resilience

A new study examines the “stronghold strategy” — an ambitious plan to protect food security, biodiversity, and climate resilience through salmon rivers Summary: In the…
SourceSourceApril 16, 2025 Full article
New model reveals how pollution spreads through Galveston Bay during storms
Image: Aerial view of Kemah Marina, Galveston Bay, Tx, USA (s. pollution, Galveston Bay)
New model reveals how pollution spreads through Galveston Bay during stormsScience

New model reveals how pollution spreads through Galveston Bay during storms

Model tracks how pollution travels through Galveston Bay Summary: Understanding how pollution spreads through complex estuarine environments is essential for protecting coastal communities and ecosystems.…
SourceSourceApril 16, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: April 15, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: April 15, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 15, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Scientists find…
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Birds with narrow climate tolerance more likely to decline across Europe
Image: Common starling (s. bird, climate change, Europe)
Birds with narrow climate tolerance more likely to decline across EuropeClimate

Birds with narrow climate tolerance more likely to decline across Europe

Summary: New research suggests conservation efforts could more effectively identify and protect bird species at greatest risk from climate change by better understanding the range…
SourceSourceApril 10, 2025 Full article
Mapping floodplain types to improve flood prediction and resilience
Aerial Image: East Montpelier in July of 2024
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Mapping floodplain types to improve flood prediction and resilience

What if the key to protecting communities from devastating floods lies in the landscape itself? UVM research explores the unique characteristics of floodplains, uncovering how…
SourceSourceApril 9, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: April 2, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: April 2, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 2, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: A new…
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Climate Science Digest: March 20, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: March 20, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 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: Researchers from…
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Rising temperatures may trigger airway inflammation due to drier air, study finds
Image: Human airway inflammation risk grows with global warming
Rising temperatures may trigger airway inflammation due to drier air, study findsScience

Rising temperatures may trigger airway inflammation due to drier air, study finds

Drier air caused by climate change poses respiratory health risk by dehydrating airways, researchers say Summary: As global temperatures rise, drier air could pose a…
SourceSourceMarch 17, 2025 Full article
Kakhovka Dam destruction unleashed a hidden environmental crisis
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Kakhovka Dam destruction unleashed a hidden environmental crisisScience

Kakhovka Dam destruction unleashed a hidden environmental crisis

Summary: The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam in June 2023 triggered severe environmental consequences beyond immediate flooding, according to a new study published in Science.…
SourceSourceMarch 14, 2025 Full article
Melting glaciers alter Arctic kelp ecosystems with unexpected consequences
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
Climate Science Digest: March 4, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: March 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 4, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Rice University…
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Fewer wildfires today may lead to more severe fires in the future
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Fewer wildfires today may lead to more severe fires in the futureScience

Fewer wildfires today may lead to more severe fires in the future

Summary:New research analyzed tree rings and fire scars to compare modern fires to those in the past Summary: A recent study highlights an alarming trend:…
SourceSourceFebruary 14, 2025 Full article
Better landscape management boosts pollinators in fragile grasslands
Butterflies of the genus Polyommatus
Better landscape management boosts pollinators in fragile grasslandsScience

Better landscape management boosts pollinators in fragile grasslands

Summary What measures are suitable for providing better living conditions for insects in typical Franconian landscapes? Summary: Pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and hoverflies play…
SourceSourceFebruary 11, 2025 Full article
Mapping algae interactions to predict harmful algal blooms
Image: Algae in the genus Pseudo-nitzschia produce domoic acid, a toxin that can cause amnesic shellfish poisoning
Mapping algae interactions to predict harmful algal bloomsScience

Mapping algae interactions to predict harmful algal blooms

Summary New science helps demystify the frequent harmful algal blooms in the Pacific off the coast of Chile by studying how algae species interact with…
SourceSourceFebruary 9, 2025 Full article
‘Marine Prosperity Areas’: A new path for ocean conservation
A diver encounters barracudas
‘Marine Prosperity Areas’: A new path for ocean conservationScience

‘Marine Prosperity Areas’: A new path for ocean conservation

Summary Improved approach to marine conservation aligns ecological restoration with human well-being Summary: A new conservation model known as 'Marine Prosperity Areas' (MPpAs) could transform…
SourceSourceFebruary 7, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: January 29, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: January 29, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: January 29, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Scientists discover a genetic…
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Grassland drought resilience differs between Eurasia and North America
One of the research sites in China used during the project. The 12 total test sites are collectively known as the Extreme Drought in Grasslands Experiment (EDGE)
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Grassland drought resilience differs between Eurasia and North America

Summary Research contrasts drought sensitivity of Eurasian and North American grasslandsGrasslands and the global carbon cycle Summary Grasslands in Eurasia and North America respond differently…
SourceSourceJanuary 29, 2025 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 4, 2025
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 4, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 4, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. Scientists predict what will be…
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Climate Science Digest: January 23, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: January 23, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: January 23, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Stronger stress response in…
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Toxic algal blooms in Lake Victoria offer clues for Lake Erie’s future
Lake Victoria’s Winam Gulf is a body of water similar to Lake Erie, and could potentially be a model for the Great Lake in a warming climate
Toxic algal blooms in Lake Victoria offer clues for Lake Erie’s futureScience

Toxic algal blooms in Lake Victoria offer clues for Lake Erie’s future

Researchers studying Kenya’s Winam Gulf, part of Lake Victoria, have uncovered parallels between toxic algal blooms there and those threatening Lake Erie. Published in Applied…
SourceSourceJanuary 22, 2025 Full article