Science

Science is the systematic pursuit of knowledge about the world and its processes through observation, experimentation and analysis. It develops testable explanations and predictions about natural, biological and social phenomena. Scientific knowledge evolves through evidence-based inquiry and is communicated through research, peer review and scholarly publication.

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Antarctic mega-iceberg drifts toward South Georgia, raising climate concernsClimate

Antarctic mega-iceberg drifts toward South Georgia, raising climate concerns

Mega-iceberg from Antarctica on collision course with South Georgia: harbinger of things to come? Summary: A massive Antarctic iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South Georgia,…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
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US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns ‘time is not on our side’News

US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns ‘time is not on our side’

Paris, France | AFP US representatives are not at a key climate science meeting in China, a source told AFP on Monday, sitting out a…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
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Nations at odds over major UN climate science reportNews

Nations at odds over major UN climate science report

Paris, France | AFP Representatives of nearly 200 countries gather Monday to continue fraught negotiations on the timing and content of the UN's next blockbuster…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: February 20, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 20, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Study reveals…
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 7, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 7, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. In brief: Phytoplankton use sunlight…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 16, 2025 Full article
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Soil microbes may hold the key to afforestation on former farmlandScience

Soil microbes may hold the key to afforestation on former farmland

Forests returning to former agricultural lands often face slow recovery, hindered by depleted soil biodiversity and lingering agricultural impacts. A new approach to afforestationRestoring soil…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 13, 2025 Full article
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Moral values and regional differences in climate change attitudesClimate

Moral values and regional differences in climate change attitudes

Moral values and climate concernsRegional variations in environmental attitudesThe influence of geography on climate actionUrban vs. suburbanAligning climate action with regional moral values Attitudes toward…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 11, 2025 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 6, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 6, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. For Indian farmland within 62…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 10, 2025 Full article
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How fungi help store carbon in soil for millenniaScience

How fungi help store carbon in soil for millennia

Summary: Fungi’s hidden power Summary: Fungi play a critical role in soil carbon storage, yet their long-term impact on stabilizing carbon remains underexplored. A new…
SourceSourceFebruary 9, 2025 Full article
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Greenland ice streams move through continuous ice microquakesScience

Greenland ice streams move through continuous ice microquakes

In brief:In Greenland, an international team of researchers led by ETH Zurich has discovered that countless tiny ice quakes take place deep inside ice streams.These…
SourceSourceFebruary 7, 2025 Full article
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Danish researchers gain new insights into sow mortality in pig farmsNews

Danish researchers gain new insights into sow mortality in pig farms

A new study examining the causes of sow mortality in Danish pig farms has provided fresh insights into the issue, revealing that organ torsions and…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 6, 2025 Full article
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Top climate scientist declares 2°C climate goal ‘dead’Science

Top climate scientist declares 2°C climate goal ‘dead’

Washington, United States | AFP Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius -- the fallback target of the Paris climate accord -- is now…
SourceSourceFebruary 5, 2025 Full article
A grasshopper, Melanoplus boulderensis, typical of the Colorado Rocky Mountains (s insects, climate)
Some insects thrive in a warming climate, while others struggleScience

Some insects thrive in a warming climate, while others struggle

Life cycles of some insects adapt well to a changing climate. Others, not so much Summary: As global temperatures rise, insect populations are responding in…
SourceSourceFebruary 1, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: January 29, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: January 29, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (January 29, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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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: January 27, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: January 27, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. New method projects very…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 28, 2025 Full article
A23a, the largest iceberg
‘White wall’ of ice drifts toward remote penguin havenNews

‘White wall’ of ice drifts toward remote penguin haven

Paris, France | AFP The world's largest iceberg -- a behemoth more than twice the size of London -- is drifting toward a remote island…
SourceSourceJanuary 24, 2025 Full article
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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…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 19, 2025 Full article
An AI reconstruction of Homo erectus - the first known human to walk fully upright looking at cave paintings
Homo erectus, not sapiens, first humans to survive desert: studyScience

Homo erectus, not sapiens, first humans to survive desert: study

Paris, France | AFP Our ancestor Homo erectus was able to survive punishingly hot and dry desert more than a million years ago, according to…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 17, 2025 Full article
The Yeso reservoir in central Chile during a megadrought peak in Summer 2020
Megadroughts on the riseNews

Megadroughts on the rise

Long-term megadroughts are becoming increasingly frequent and severe, threatening ecosystems, agriculture, and water supplies worldwide, according to a new study published in Science. Unveiling hidden…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 17, 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: January 15, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: January 15, 2025

From drops to data: Advancing global precipitation estimates with the LETKF algorithmNew study shows that corn-soybean crop rotation benefits are extremely sensitive to climateHow cryogenic…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 16, 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: January 14, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: January 14, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (January 14, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 15, 2025 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 2, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 2, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. Electric fungiA Sustainable Development Goal…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 12, 2025 Full article
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2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, says UN weather agencyNewsFacts

2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency

The past ten years, the hottest on record Ocean warming plays a critical role Implications for the Paris Agreement State of the Global Climate 2024…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 10, 2025 Full article
Reconstruction of the Naracoorte Caves during the Pleistocene. Credit: Peter Schouten
Prehistoric kangaroos’ adaptable diets unlock secrets of survivalScience

Prehistoric kangaroos’ adaptable diets unlock secrets of survival

Prehistoric kangaroos in southern Australia were far more adaptable eaters than previously believed, according to a study published in Science. The research, led by Flinders…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 10, 2025 Full article