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Climate Science Digest: June 3, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: June 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 3, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 3, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Soil emissions linked to rising global ozone levels
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Soil emissions linked to rising global ozone levelsScience

Soil emissions linked to rising global ozone levels

PolyU research reveals rising soil nitrous acid emissions driven by climate change and fertilisation accelerate global ozone pollution Summary: Emissions of nitrous acid (HONO) from…
SourceSourceMay 31, 2025 Full article
Carbon capture startup Climeworks to cut staff
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Carbon capture startup Climeworks to cut staffNews

Carbon capture startup Climeworks to cut staff

Swiss firm Climeworks, which has pioneered the direct capture of CO2 using huge industrial fans in Iceland, is holding talks with staff representatives to cut…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2025 Full article
Trump admin cuts ‘mean more dirty air’: advocacy group
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Trump admin cuts ‘mean more dirty air’: advocacy groupNews

Trump admin cuts ‘mean more dirty air’: advocacy group

Washington, United States | AFP The Trump administration's planned drastic cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "mean more dirty air" across the United States,…
SourceSourceApril 23, 2025 Full article
Canadian wildfire smoke cooled New York but worsened air pollution
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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
New model reveals how pollution spreads through Galveston Bay during storms
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New model reveals how pollution spreads through Galveston Bay during stormsScience

New model reveals how pollution spreads through Galveston Bay during storms

Model tracks how pollution travels through Galveston Bay Summary: Understanding how pollution spreads through complex estuarine environments is essential for protecting coastal communities and ecosystems.…
SourceSourceApril 16, 2025 Full article
5 deep changes urgently needed for a sustainable world and how to achieve them
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5 deep changes urgently needed for a sustainable world and how to achieve themNews

5 deep changes urgently needed for a sustainable world and how to achieve them

New 'Theory of Deep Change' says future depends on transforming fundamental assumptions, structures behind today’s global crises Google Web Story Amid deepening inequalities and escalating…
SourceSourceApril 12, 2025 Full article
Sweden drowns in discarded fast fashion items
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Sweden drowns in discarded fast fashion itemsNews

Sweden drowns in discarded fast fashion items

Stockholm, Sweden | AFP Sweden's recycling centres are overflowing with clothes after an EU-wide ban this year on throwing away textiles, leaving overwhelmed municipalities eager…
SourceSourceApril 11, 2025 Full article
Catalyst breakthrough converts CO₂ to fuel in minutes with record efficiency
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Catalyst breakthrough converts CO₂ to fuel in minutes with record efficiencyScience

Catalyst breakthrough converts CO₂ to fuel in minutes with record efficiency

From harmful to helpful: researchers at Tohoku University and Hokkaido University have developed a record-breaking method to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into a fuel source…
SourceSourceApril 9, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: April 7, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: April 7, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 7, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: USTC unveils…
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Climate Science Digest: April 3, 2025
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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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Fossil fuels drive crises threatening life and biodiversity
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Fossil fuels drive crises threatening life and biodiversityClimate

Fossil fuels drive crises threatening life and biodiversity

Research: Top scientists issue urgent warning on fossil fuels Summary: A new review published in Oxford Open Climate Change warns that fossil fuels and the…
SourceSourceMarch 31, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: March 25, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: March 25, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 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: The amount…
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Climate Science Digest: March 16, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: March 16, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 16, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Industrial waste…
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Kakhovka Dam destruction unleashed a hidden environmental crisis
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Kakhovka Dam destruction unleashed a hidden environmental crisisScience

Kakhovka Dam destruction unleashed a hidden environmental crisis

Summary: The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam in June 2023 triggered severe environmental consequences beyond immediate flooding, according to a new study published in Science.…
SourceSourceMarch 14, 2025 Full article
Most climate plans ignore plastics
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Most climate plans ignore plasticsScience

Most climate plans ignore plastics

Summary Time to count plastics in climate action and counter Trump effect Summary: Plastics contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet most climate action…
SourceSourceMarch 7, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: March 5, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: March 5, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 5, 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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Danish group calls for national pesticide ban near drinking water wells
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Danish group calls for national pesticide ban near drinking water wellsNews

Danish group calls for national pesticide ban near drinking water wells

Denmark | The Danish Society for Nature Conservation After six years of attempts to safeguard Denmark’s drinking water wells, voluntary agreements with landowners have fallen…
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French city Nice backtracks on big cruise ship ban
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French city Nice backtracks on big cruise ship banNews

French city Nice backtracks on big cruise ship ban

Nice, France | AFP The mayor of Nice backtracked Friday on sharply limiting visits by large cruise ships to avoid overtourism in the French Riviera…
SourceSourceMarch 1, 2025 Full article
China missed key climate target last year: official data
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China missed key climate target last year: official dataNews

China missed key climate target last year: official data

Beijing, China | AFP China missed a key climate target in 2024 and emissions in the world's second-largest economy continued to rise as coal remained…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
What we know about how ‘forever chemicals’ affect health
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What we know about how ‘forever chemicals’ affect healthNews

What we know about how ‘forever chemicals’ affect health

Paris, France | AFPWhat are PFAS?'Chemical whack-a-mole'What can you do? Invisible, omnipresent "forever chemicals" have been linked to a wide range of serious effects on…
SourceSourceFebruary 13, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: February 06, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: February 06, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 06, 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 reimagine…
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Image of the day: Haze blankets the Indo-Gangetic Plain
Satellite Image: Indo-Gangetic Plain
Image of the day: Haze blankets the Indo-Gangetic PlainNews

Image of the day: Haze blankets the Indo-Gangetic Plain

Summary: A region vulnerable to pollutionHealth risks and air quality monitoring Summary: A dense haze settled over parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain in late January,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 30, 2025 Full article
Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close
Skyscrapers are seen amidst high air pollution levels in Bangkok
Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to closeNews

Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday, city authorities said, the highest…
SourceSourceJanuary 24, 2025 Full article