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Environment

The natural environment or natural world encompasses all biotic and abiotic things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial. The term is most often applied to Earth or some parts of Earth. This environment encompasses the interaction of all living species, climate, weather and natural resources that affect human survival and economic activity. (Source: Wikipedia | CC BY-SA)

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EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashionNews

EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashion

Strasbourg, France | AFP EU lawmakers gave a final green light Tuesday to a law on slashing back the mountains of food wasted in Europe each…
SourceSourceSeptember 9, 2025 Full article
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Iron helps mangroves stabilize carbon but land use disrupts itScience

Iron helps mangroves stabilize carbon but land use disrupts it

Iron minerals in mangrove soils lock away carbon and curb greenhouse gases, but land use change is degrading these vital “blue carbon forests” Summary: Mangrove…
SourceSourceSeptember 9, 2025 Full article
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Sweden’s Sami fear for future amid rare earth mining plansNews

Sweden’s Sami fear for future amid rare earth mining plans

Kiruna, Sweden | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Sweden's indigenous Sami fear they will lose their livelihood and culture if plans go ahead to mine a large…
SourceSourceSeptember 8, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: September 6, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 6, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 6, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 6, 2025 Full article
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Insects disappearing even in pristine mountain ecosystemsScience

Insects disappearing even in pristine mountain ecosystems

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that insect populations are rapidly declining even in relatively undisturbed landscapes, raising…
SourceSourceSeptember 6, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Ballypatrick Forest seen from spaceNews

Image of the day: Ballypatrick Forest seen from space

Ballypatrick Forest lies high on the Antrim Plateau in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, forming part of the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 5, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: September 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 4, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 4, 2025 Full article
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Treat carbon storage like ‘scarce resource’: scientistsClimate

Treat carbon storage like ‘scarce resource’: scientists

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The amount of carbon dioxide that can be stored underground is vastly overestimated, new research said Wednesday, challenging assumptions…
SourceSourceSeptember 4, 2025 Full article
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UN pushes nations to submit overdue climate plansNews

UN pushes nations to submit overdue climate plans

Paris, France | AFP The United Nations on Wednesday urged nations late in turning in their climate plans to do so quickly, with major polluters among…
SourceSourceSeptember 3, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Wetland–city harmony in TunisNews

Image of the day: Wetland–city harmony in Tunis

Tunis, the political and cultural heart of Tunisia, stretches across a captivating landscape where the Mediterranean Sea meets a tapestry of coastal lagoons and wetlands.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 1, 2025 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
Britain’s energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights onNews

Britain’s energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on

Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise…
SourceSourceAugust 31, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 28, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 28, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 28, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 28, 2025 Full article
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Jon Batiste wants his music to make you fight climate changeNews

Jon Batiste wants his music to make you fight climate change

New York, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Celebrated US musician Jon Batiste wants to use his music to fire up listeners to act against…
SourceSourceAugust 28, 2025 Full article
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Deforestation linked to thousands of heat-related deaths in the tropicsClimate

Deforestation linked to thousands of heat-related deaths in the tropics

Deforestation in tropical countries could contribute to increased deaths from heat exposure in nearby populations, new research has shown Summary: Deforestation in tropical regions could…
SourceSourceAugust 27, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Calm August seas surrounding AmorgosNews

Image of the day: Calm August seas surrounding Amorgos

In the heart of the Southern Aegean, Amorgos stretches across the water as the easternmost island of the Cyclades, its elongated shape facing the smaller…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 25, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 25, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 25, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 25, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 25, 2025 Full article
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Egyptian farmers behind world’s perfumes face climate fight aloneFactsNews

Egyptian farmers behind world’s perfumes face climate fight alone

Shubra Balula, Egypt | AFP | Muser NewsDesk For years, Egyptian jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed has collected blossoms by night in the Nile Delta, supplying top…
SourceSourceAugust 25, 2025 Full article
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Surging tourism is polluting Antarctica, scientists warnScience

Surging tourism is polluting Antarctica, scientists warn

Santiago, Chile | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for…
SourceSourceAugust 21, 2025 Full article
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Pakistan monsoon flood deaths reach nearly 400: authoritiesNews

Pakistan monsoon flood deaths reach nearly 400: authorities

Islamabad, Pakistan | AFP Nearly 400 people have been killed since Thursday evening in torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan, authorities reported on Tuesday, as operations continue…
SourceSourceAugust 19, 2025 Full article
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‘Doomsday’ monsoon rains lash Pakistan, killing almost 200 peopleNews

‘Doomsday’ monsoon rains lash Pakistan, killing almost 200 people

Bajaur, Pakistan | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan have killed at least 199 people in…
SourceSourceAugust 15, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 12, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 12, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 12, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 12, 2025 Full article
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Climate heat extremes driving tropical bird decline: studyClimate

Climate heat extremes driving tropical bird decline: study

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Tropical bird populations have plummeted not only due to deforestation but also extreme heat attributable to climate change, according…
SourceSourceAugust 11, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: August 11, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 11, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 11, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 11, 2025 Full article
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Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talksNews

Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talks

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly…
SourceSourceAugust 10, 2025 Full article