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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)

Satellite Image: Falsterbonäset peninsula, Sweden
Image of the day: Sweden’s Falsterbonäset peninsula from aboveNews

Image of the day: Sweden’s Falsterbonäset peninsula from above

At the southwestern edge of Sweden, the Falsterbonäset peninsula stretches into the sea like a narrow, windswept finger, bordered by the Öresund Strait to the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 25, 2025 Full article
Image: A reindeer in nature (s. climate change, military)
Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland’s reindeer herdersNews

Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland’s reindeer herders

Rovaniemi, Finland | AFP A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign…
SourceSourceMay 24, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Žemaitija National Park, Lithuania
Image of the day: Forests and lakes of Žemaitija seen from spaceNews

Image of the day: Forests and lakes of Žemaitija seen from space

This satellite view captures Lithuania’s Žemaitija National Park, a protected area celebrated for its lakes, woodlands, and diverse wildlife. The image, taken by Copernicus Sentinel-2…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 21, 2025 Full article
Image: The 'Tree of Life' by Charles Darwin, drawn with yeast on a Petri dish
How yeast reveals species-specific strategies for adapting to climate changeScience

How yeast reveals species-specific strategies for adapting to climate change

How do organisms adapt to climate change? A new study reveals the complex interplay between genetic diversity and temperature tolerance evolution Summary: Understanding how species…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2025 Full article
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…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 21, 2025 Full article
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: Global Temperature April 2025
Image of the day: April 2025 ranks as second warmest April ever recorded globallyFacts

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…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 14, 2025 Full article
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
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
Satellite Image: Zeller See, Austria
Image of the day: Alpine lake Zeller See, AustriaNews

Image of the day: Alpine lake Zeller See, Austria

Surrounded by snow-dusted peaks and nestled in the heart of the Austrian Alps, Zeller See emerges as a striking feature in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 3, 2025 Full article
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
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
EPFL premieres Public Portal to Anticipation at Expo 2025 OsakaNews

EPFL premieres Public Portal to Anticipation at Expo 2025 Osaka

The Geneva Public Portal to Anticipation, created by the EPFL Laboratory for Experimental Museology in collaboration with the Geneva Science Diplomacy Anticipator, is an interactive…
SourceSourceMay 2, 2025 Full article
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: 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…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 30, 2025 Full article
Image: Krasnoyarsk Pillars National Park (s. Siberia, climate change)
Thawing permafrost dots Siberia with rash of moundsNews

Thawing permafrost dots Siberia with rash of mounds

Churapcha, Russia | AFP Record mild weatherViruses and bacteria In the vast white expanse around Churapcha in eastern Siberia, the ever more rapid thaw of…
SourceSourceApril 30, 2025 Full article
Image: Rear view of young man looking at the river Thames (s. climate change, UK)
UK ‘not ready’ for effects of climate change, experts warnNews

UK ‘not ready’ for effects of climate change, experts warn

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Britain is not properly prepared for the disastrous effects of climate change from severe floods to unprecedented…
SourceSourceApril 30, 2025 Full article
Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 27 April 2025, shows sargassum floating in the Caribbean Sea near the Grenadine islands of Mustique and Bequia
Image of the day: Monitoring the Sargassum surge in the Caribbean SeaNews

Image of the day: Monitoring the Sargassum surge in the Caribbean Sea

Understanding the Sargassum phenomenonEnvironmental and socioeconomic impacts On April 27, 2025, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite captured a striking image of extensive Sargassum mats drifting near…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 29, 2025 Full article
Image: Nodule Collector
Key facts on deep-sea miningNewsFacts

Key facts on deep-sea mining

Oslo, Norway | AFP What resources lie on the ocean floor?Why mine them?The environmental cost?Current state of play? Supporters see deep-sea mining as a boon…
SourceSourceApril 29, 2025 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, nature)
New research finds building with zinc prevents substantial carbon emissionsNews

New research finds building with zinc prevents substantial carbon emissions

Using zinc to build a single home prevents more than 50 tonnes in carbon emissions, and if just ten percent of new homes in North…
SourceSourceApril 28, 2025 Full article
Image: sunrise, lake, birds, and mist in Rovaniemi, Finland (s. Lapland, climate change)
Summer 2024 was Lapland’s warmest in 2,000 years: studyNewsFacts

Summer 2024 was Lapland’s warmest in 2,000 years: study

Helsinki, Finland | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The summer of 2024 was the warmest in 2,000 years in the Lapland region of northern Finland, Norway…
SourceSourceApril 28, 2025 Full article
Image: Dancing drops (s. microplastics, bacteria, salinity)
Salinity barrier limits the spread of harmful bacteria on microplastics from rivers to the seaScience

Salinity barrier limits the spread of harmful bacteria on microplastics from rivers to the sea

A study of bacteria on microplastics in nine European rivers shows salinity to serve as a barrier stopping serious pathogens travelling large distances on plastic…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 28, 2025 Full article
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: 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…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskApril 26, 2025 Full article
Image: clown fish on coral reef
Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsensNewsFacts

Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsens

Paris, France | AFP An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could…
SourceSourceApril 23, 2025 Full article
Image: Foggy city skyline with the sun in the distance (photo of new york, wildfire, canada, air pollution)
Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York but worsened air pollutionClimate

Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York but worsened air pollution

Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York by 3 degrees and trapped air toxicants Summary: When smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed New York City in June…
SourceSourceApril 22, 2025 Full article
Image: White waters of Kueishantao
Microorganisms use secret carbon pathway to thrive at hydrothermal ventsScience

Microorganisms use secret carbon pathway to thrive at hydrothermal vents

Microorganisms employ a secret weapon during metabolism Summary: Microorganisms have found remarkable ways to thrive at hydrothermal vents, even in shallow coastal waters where extreme…
SourceSourceApril 17, 2025 Full article