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Image: Graphical abstract - Effects of biochar, hydrochar and nitrogen fertilization on greenhouse gas fluxes, soil organic carbon pools, and biomass yield of a boreal legume grassland
Different chars, different climate effects in northern soilsScience

Different chars, different climate effects in northern soils

New study reveals that different types of char can raise or lower greenhouse gas emissions from northern soils Summary: Adding carbon-rich materials to farmland soils…
SourceSourceOctober 28, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: September 17, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 17, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 17, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Iron helps mangroves stabilize carbon but land use disrupts itScience

Iron helps mangroves stabilize carbon but land use disrupts it

Iron minerals in mangrove soils lock away carbon and curb greenhouse gases, but land use change is degrading these vital “blue carbon forests” Summary: Mangrove…
SourceSourceSeptember 9, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: September 2, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 2, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 2, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: August 25, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 25, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 25, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: August 22, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 22, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 22, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: July 16, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 16, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 16, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: July 11, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 11, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 11, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Most terrestrial carbon is stored in nonliving pools, not forests, study findsScience

Most terrestrial carbon is stored in nonliving pools, not forests, study finds

A new study challenges the long-held view that forests are the primary carbon sinks on land Summary: Researchers analyzing global carbon fluxes from 1992 to…
SourceSourceMarch 21, 2025 Full article
Image: Network of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal network with a muti-nucleate reproductive spore imaged with a fluorescent dye and confocal microscopy
Robot tracks underground fungal trade networksScience

Robot tracks underground fungal trade networks

Summary Scientists build robot to track plant-fungal trade networks, revealing nature’s underground supply chains Summary: A team of international scientists has taken a groundbreaking step…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: February 21, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 21, 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…
SourceSourceFebruary 22, 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: February 13, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 13, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Models show…
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Aerial shot of a farm field with colorful trees in a forest (s. afforestation, microbes)
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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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
An aerial view of a remote village in the Pastaza-Marañón Foreland Basin of the Amazon
Hidden microbes in Amazon peatlands influence climate balanceClimate

Hidden microbes in Amazon peatlands influence climate balance

Complex organisms, thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, can shape massive ecosystems and influence the fate of Earth's climate, according to a…
SourceSourceJanuary 25, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2024NewsScience

Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2024

New fungal spore calendar offers crucial aid for allergy and asthma sufferers Researchers in Leicester have created England's first comprehensive fungal spore calendar, a tool…
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New life emerges with seedling growth and roots (AI Ge., fungi, soil, carbon)
Plant diversity boosts soil carbon retention and crop healthScience

Plant diversity boosts soil carbon retention and crop health

The potential to mitigate climate change could be hiding in our fields. Increasing plant diversity in agricultural systems is emerging as a powerful tool to…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 24, 2024 Full article
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Long-running Arctic study reveals new insights on carbon release from thawing permafrostScience

Long-running Arctic study reveals new insights on carbon release from thawing permafrost

Utilizing one of the longest-running ecosystem experiments in the Arctic, a Colorado State University-led team of researchers have developed a better understanding of the interplay…
SourceSourceOctober 3, 2024 Full article
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Agriculture’s path to becoming a carbon capture powerhouseClimate

Agriculture’s path to becoming a carbon capture powerhouse

The global food system is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, making the reduction of these emissions a top priority for climate…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
Warming forests soils could leak more carbon, accelerating climate changeClimate

Warming forests soils could leak more carbon, accelerating climate change

In the grand scheme of Earth's carbon cycle, northern forest soils serve as critical reservoirs, trapping carbon dioxide that trees absorb during photosynthesis and preventing…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 25, 2024 Full article
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Rising environmental stressors threaten resilience of ecosystems, study revealsClimate

Rising environmental stressors threaten resilience of ecosystems, study reveals

A new international study led by the Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Seville (IRNAS-CSIC) under the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has revealed…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 23, 2024 Full article
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Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climateScience

Although tiny, peatland microorganisms have a big impact on climate

The science Polyphenols are a diverse group of organic compounds produced by plants. These compounds are often toxic to microorganisms. In peatlands, scientists thought that…
SourceSourceJuly 18, 2024 Full article