History

History (climate history) refers to the study of past climate and environmental conditions, reconstructed from geological, fossil, and chemical evidence. These records reveal how temperature, precipitation, atmospheric composition, and Earth systems changed over thousands to millions of years. Past climate states, including ancient greenhouse periods and abrupt warming events, provide context for understanding how the climate system responds to extreme changes and can inform projections of future climate variability.

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Rice cultivation nears heat limits as warming threatens future yieldsScience

Rice cultivation nears heat limits as warming threatens future yields

After 9,000 years of cultivation, a new study finds rice nearing stable thermal limits as warming threatens production across Asia’s major growing regions Summary: Long-term…
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Greece’s ancient sites get climate-change checkupNews

Greece’s ancient sites get climate-change checkup

Athens, Greece | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Worsening wildfires, soaring heatwaves and rising water levels have prompted Greek officials to take a closer look at protecting…
SourceSourceApril 13, 2026 Full article
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Bowhead whales remained stable for millennia before centuries of whalingScience

Bowhead whales remained stable for millennia before centuries of whaling

A long-term analysis combining ancient DNA, fossil records and climate modelling shows bowhead whales remained stable for millennia before major population changes aligned with centuries…
SourceSourceMarch 18, 2026 Full article
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Melting Alpine glacier reveals medieval mining, fires and volcanic pollutionScience

Melting Alpine glacier reveals medieval mining, fires and volcanic pollution

Glacier ice can reveal air pollution dating back to the Roman Empire, but the climate crisis is destroying this frozen archive Summary: Layers of ice…
SourceSourceMarch 15, 2026 Full article
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Tectonic faults drove natural carbonation of rocks in OmanScience

Tectonic faults drove natural carbonation of rocks in Oman

New Insights into natural carbonation of ultramafic rocks in the Sultanate of Oman Summary: Natural carbonation of ultramafic rocks in Oman occurred during shallow crustal…
SourceSourceMarch 4, 2026 Full article
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Climate change forces facelift for Michelangelo masterpieceNews

Climate change forces facelift for Michelangelo masterpiece

Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Michelangelo's famous The Last Judgment fresco in the Sistine Chapel is getting its biggest facelift in more…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: February 22, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: February 22, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (February 22, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Why climate extremes mattered in the fall of the Tang dynastyClimate

Why climate extremes mattered in the fall of the Tang dynasty

Climate variability shaped agriculture, migration, and stability in the dynasty’s final century Summary: Climate change played a measurable role in the decline of the Tang…
SourceSourceJanuary 15, 2026 Full article
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Ancient global warming shows rainfall became more intense and less regularClimate

Ancient global warming shows rainfall became more intense and less regular

'Proxies' in geologic record show rainfall was more intense, but less regular during the Paleogene Summary: Ancient global warming offers important clues about how rainfall…
SourceSourceJanuary 11, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: January 9, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: January 9, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (January 9, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Deep ocean temperatures challenge past views of the Antarctic ice sheetClimate

Deep ocean temperatures challenge past views of the Antarctic ice sheet

New temperature reconstructions suggest the Antarctic ice sheet remained more stable during the Oligocene than long assumed Summary: Understanding past Antarctic ice sheet behaviour relies…
SourceSourceJanuary 8, 2026 Full article
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Ancient warming erased part of Greenland Ice Sheet, evidence showsClimate

Ancient warming erased part of Greenland Ice Sheet, evidence shows

Core samples pulled from beneath ice sheet suggests region is highly sensitive to the temperatures of our current interglacial period Summary: Greenland’s Prudhoe Dome ice…
SourceSourceJanuary 6, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 26, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 26, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 26, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Europe’s summer could lengthen by 42 days by 2100Climate

Europe’s summer could lengthen by 42 days by 2100

New research reveals for the first time why Europe could gain more than an extra month of summer days by 2100 using climate data from…
SourceSourceNovember 19, 2025 Full article
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Small stone tools reveal ancient resilience to climate change in South ChinaClimate

Small stone tools reveal ancient resilience to climate change in South China

New analysis of 12,000 artifacts shows how South China’s prehistoric communities used tiny stone tools to adapt to changing environments and resource challenges Summary: Miniaturized…
SourceSourceOctober 15, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: October 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: October 3, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (October 3, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: September 16, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 16, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 16, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: September 12, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 12, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 12, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: July 30, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 30, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 30, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Image of the day: Tirana seen from spaceNews

Image of the day: Tirana seen from space

In this Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image acquired on 6 March 2025, Tirana, the capital and largest city of Albania, stretches across the central-western lowlands of…
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Image of the day: Coastal gateway of Nea Potidea, GreeceNews

Image of the day: Coastal gateway of Nea Potidea, Greece

Nea Potidea, a coastal village in northern Greece, sits at the entrance of the Kassandra peninsula in Halkidiki. Known for its sandy beaches and relaxed…
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Climate Science Digest: April 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 3, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Despite fears…
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Climate Science Digest: February 12, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 12, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Tapping into…
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Climate Science Digest: January 31, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: January 31, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (January 31, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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