Environment

Environment refers to the natural and physical surroundings in which living organisms exist, including air, water, land, climate and ecosystems, as well as their interactions. It encompasses both biotic components such as plants, animals and microorganisms and abiotic elements such as soil, minerals and atmospheric conditions. The environment influences life processes, human activities and the functioning of ecosystems.

Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
EU urged to broadly restrict ‘forever chemicals’News

EU urged to broadly restrict ‘forever chemicals’

Helsinki, Finland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk 'Forever chemicals' pose a growing risk to health and the environment and should be broadly banned across the European…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2026 Full article
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Study links major polluters to big climate damages billClimate

Study links major polluters to big climate damages bill

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The economic cost of carbon emissions is far higher than previously estimated, said a new study Wednesday that links…
SourceSourceMarch 25, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Læsø island, Denmark
Image of the day: Læsø island’s evolving coastline in DenmarkNews

Image of the day: Læsø island’s evolving coastline in Denmark

In the Kattegat Strait between northern Denmark and Sweden, the small island of Læsø is shaped by ongoing geological processes rather than fixed boundaries. Part…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 25, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 24, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 24, 2026 Full article
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First UN high seas summit proposed for January in New YorkNews

First UN high seas summit proposed for January in New York

United Nations, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Countries that ratified a landmark treaty to protect the high seas on Monday set January 2027 as…
SourceSourceMarch 24, 2026 Full article
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In Finland, divers learn to explore icy polar watersNews

In Finland, divers learn to explore icy polar waters

Kilpisjärvi, Finland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk In a square hole carved out of the thick ice, two divers vanished into the depths of an Arctic…
SourceSourceMarch 21, 2026 Full article
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Cold-blooded animals struggle to cope with daily temperature variationScience

Cold-blooded animals struggle to cope with daily temperature variation

How ectotherms respond to everyday temperature changes remains uncertain, and new research suggests their physiological flexibility may be limited Summary: Daily temperature variation may pose…
SourceSourceMarch 20, 2026 Full article
Image: Polar bear at sunset on ice
Climate Science Digest: March 17, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 17, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 17, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 17, 2026 Full article
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War threatens Gulf’s dugongs, turtles and birdsNews

War threatens Gulf’s dugongs, turtles and birds

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk From sea turtles to birds and the gentle dugong, the Persian Gulf's diverse but fragile marine life is threatened by…
SourceSourceMarch 17, 2026 Full article
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Critical minerals race risks injustice in the energy transitionClimate

Critical minerals race risks injustice in the energy transition

The energy transition depends on minerals such as lithium and cobalt, but the rush to secure them risks new environmental damage and social inequalities. Researchers…
SourceSourceMarch 16, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Home Reef volcano, Tonga (15 February 2026) and data visualisation
Image of the day: Home Reef volcano in Tonga grows a new islandNews

Image of the day: Home Reef volcano in Tonga grows a new island

Across the southwest Pacific, a chain of volcanoes marks the boundary where the Pacific Plate descends beneath the Australian Plate. This tectonic boundary forms the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 15, 2026 Full article
The business concept of the glass world on a laptop (s. climate, aid, science, news,globe,US energy)
Moldova issues oil spill alert after Russia strike on UkraineNews

Moldova issues oil spill alert after Russia strike on Ukraine

Chisinau, Moldova | AFP Moldova has triggered an environmental alert following a fuel spill in the Dniester River triggered by a Russian military strike in Ukraine, the government said…
SourceSourceMarch 15, 2026 Full article
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The environment, another casualty of war in the Middle EastNews

The environment, another casualty of war in the Middle East

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk From the jet fuel used in bombing raids to acrid smoke from burning oil depots, the conflict in the…
SourceSourceMarch 15, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Phong Cốc, Hạ Long Bay, Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam
Image of the day: Aquaculture farms across Hạ Long Bay, VietnamNews

Image of the day: Aquaculture farms across Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam

Aquaculture is the cultivation of fish, shellfish and other aquatic organisms in controlled marine or freshwater environments. Often described as the farming of seafood, it…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 14, 2026 Full article
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German greenhouse gas emissions virtually unchanged in 2025News

German greenhouse gas emissions virtually unchanged in 2025

Berlin, Germany | AFP Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany were almost unchanged in 2025 with a 0.1 percent decrease compared over the previous year, the environment…
SourceSourceMarch 14, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Stockholm, Sweden
Image of the day: Early spring around Stockholm captured from spaceNews

Image of the day: Early spring around Stockholm captured from space

Stockholm lies where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea, a setting that has shaped the Swedish capital for centuries. The city spreads across 14 islands…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 12, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: La Loire des confluences, France
Image of the day: La Loire des confluences becomes France’s 57th Ramsar wetlandNews

Image of the day: La Loire des confluences becomes France’s 57th Ramsar wetland

La Loire des confluences stretches along the middle Loire Valley in western France, from downstream of Tours to the south of Angers near Les Ponts-de-Cé.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 10, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: March 10, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 10, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 10, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 10, 2026 Full article
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February fifth warmest on record, extreme rain in Europe: EU monitorFacts

February fifth warmest on record, extreme rain in Europe: EU monitor

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The world logged its fifth hottest February on record, with western Europe drenched by extreme rainfall and widespread flooding,…
SourceSourceMarch 10, 2026 Full article
Group of penguins in Antarctica (s. Antarctic sea ice)
Antarctic sea ice improves after four years of extreme lows: US scientistsNews

Antarctic sea ice improves after four years of extreme lows: US scientists

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four years…
SourceSourceMarch 9, 2026 Full article
Hot day, Climate change, Global warming image (s. heatwave)
Climate overshoot likely unavoidable but net zero timeline unchangedClimate

Climate overshoot likely unavoidable but net zero timeline unchanged

A study published in Nature Climate Change examines how temporary climate overshoot – particularly of the 1.5 °C target – has evolved from a modelling…
SourceSourceMarch 9, 2026 Full article
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AI system tracks ocean plastic from space to help cleanup effortsScience

AI system tracks ocean plastic from space to help cleanup efforts

Under the EPFL-led ADOPT project, researchers are combining AI satellite-image recognition with drift prediction models to improve the collection of plastic debris in the ocean.…
SourceSourceMarch 9, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Antarctica
Image of the day: Green waters flow through Antarctic sea iceNews

Image of the day: Green waters flow through Antarctic sea ice

Life beneath the ice edge A changing Antarctic ecosystem As sunlight returns after the austral winter and sea ice begins to melt and shift, microscopic…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 8, 2026 Full article
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Modern buildings risk not being ready for climate change warns academicNews

Modern buildings risk not being ready for climate change warns academic

A leading climate‑resilience architecture academic has warned that new thinking is needed in how modern buildings are designed to cope with a warming climate. Professor…
SourceSourceMarch 8, 2026 Full article