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Climate change threatens wild Vanilla and its pollinators, study warnsClimate

Climate change threatens wild Vanilla and its pollinators, study warns

Many wild Vanilla species are dependent on insects that pollinate them. But what happens if plants and insects are forced into different habitats? Summary: Wild…
SourceSourceJuly 3, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: June 30, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 30, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 30, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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How climate experiments may miss the full picture of plant responses to warmingScience

How climate experiments may miss the full picture of plant responses to warming

Scientists may be underestimating how plants will respond to rising global temperatures when they study hot summers but not warming winters, Michigan State University ecologists…
SourceSourceJune 24, 2025 Full article
Image: Tundra plants can eek out an existence in the very short summers of the Canadian High Arctic such as here on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Arctic plant life shifts in complex patterns as climate warmsClimate

Arctic plant life shifts in complex patterns as climate warms

Researchers tracked more than 2,000 plant communities over four decades, and found that some species thrived while others declined Summary: In a massive, four-decade study…
SourceSourceJune 14, 2025 Full article
Image: Autumnal leaf colour change in sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
Summer solstice may guide plant growth, but climate change throws off the signalScience

Summer solstice may guide plant growth, but climate change throws off the signal

UBC researchers find the summer solstice may guide plant growth and reproduction, but climate change could make this once-reliable signal less effective Summary: The summer…
SourceSourceJune 12, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: June 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 4, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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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…
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Image: Veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa)
Invasive salmon, clams and seaweed are next threats to biodiversity in BritainNews

Invasive salmon, clams and seaweed are next threats to biodiversity in Britain

Next Threats To Biodiversity In Britain  Pink salmon, Purple Asian clams, marine invertebrates that form spaghetti-like colonies and a nematode worm that causes extensive deaths…
SourceSourceMay 12, 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
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How plant roots adapt to soil stress at the cellular levelScience

How plant roots adapt to soil stress at the cellular level

New study unlocks how root cells sense and adapt to soil Summary: Plant roots are not just passive anchors in the ground — they are…
SourceSourceMay 1, 2025 Full article
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Satellite data links mountain greening to genomic erosion in native herbScience

Satellite data links mountain greening to genomic erosion in native herb

Increased vegetation growth in European mountains, driven by climate and land use changes, reduces genetic diversity of medicinal plants, as shown by a new study…
SourceSourceMay 1, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: April 27, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 27, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Small home…
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Satellite Image: Logatec, Slovenia
Image of the day: Protecting Slovenia’s habitats from invasive speciesNews

Image of the day: Protecting Slovenia’s habitats from invasive species

In this vibrant scene captured on 11 April 2025, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission reveals the landscape around Logatec, Slovenia. Nestled within this region are several…
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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 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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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 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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Ancient climate crisis reshaped Earth’s ecosystems after mass extinction eventClimate

Ancient climate crisis reshaped Earth’s ecosystems after mass extinction event

By comparing climate models to fossil vegetation, scientists trace the remains of climate chaos following the Permian-Triassic mass extinction — including 10 degrees of global…
SourceSourceMarch 12, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: February 25, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 25, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Decoupled responses…
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Climate Science Digest: February 18, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 18, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: ‘False’ springs,…
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Climate Science Digest: February 05, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 05, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Impact of…
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Flooding stress in soybeans: Impact on yield and seed compositionScience

Flooding stress in soybeans: Impact on yield and seed composition

Summary How flooding soybeans in early reproductive stages impacts yield, seed compositionTrend toward early plantingSeed composition discoveryLooks can be deceivingLearning more Summary: Soybean breeders are…
SourceSourceFebruary 4, 2025 Full article
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New research uncovers how decreased rainfall and drought affect plant diversityScience

New research uncovers how decreased rainfall and drought affect plant diversity

Summary: Reduced rainfall threatens plant diversity Summary: Declining precipitation leads to a loss of plant species in dryland ecosystems, but the role of dominant grasses…
SourceSourceJanuary 31, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: January 28, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: January 28, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Antarctic ice sheet faces…
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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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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 3, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 3, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. Researcher studies the power of…
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