Narwhals use tusks for hunting, exploration, and social behaviors, drone study findsScience
SourceFebruary 28, 2025
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Narwhals use tusks for hunting, exploration, and social behaviors, drone study finds
Summary Drone captures narwhals using their tusks to explore, forage and play Summary: Narwhals, the elusive Arctic whales famed for their long, spiral tusks, have…

Climate Science Digest: February 20, 2025Science
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 20, 2025
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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…

Climate Science Digest: February 19, 2025Science
Muser NewsDeskFebruary 20, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: February 19, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: New research…

Arctic glaciers leaking methane through ‘glacial fracking’Climate
SourceFebruary 20, 2025
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Arctic glaciers leaking methane through ‘glacial fracking’
Summary ‘Glacial fracking’: A hidden source of Arctic greenhouse gas emissions Summary: Arctic glaciers are releasing significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, through…

Arctic on the brink: A future without iceClimate
SourceFebruary 8, 2025
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Arctic on the brink: A future without ice
Summary:New paper highlights what's coming for the fastest-warming region of Earth Summary: Global warming is reshaping the Arctic at an alarming rate, with projections indicating…

Northern carbon crisis: Arctic-boreal region shifts to source statusClimate
Muser NewsDeskJanuary 21, 2025
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Northern carbon crisis: Arctic-boreal region shifts to source status
After thousands of years functioning as one of Earth’s most crucial carbon sinks, the Arctic-boreal zone (ABZ) is undergoing a significant transformation. A comprehensive record…

Climate change heightens zoonotic infection risks in the Canadian ArcticClimate
Muser NewsDeskJanuary 20, 2025
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Climate change heightens zoonotic infection risks in the Canadian Arctic
A new review sheds light on zoonotic infections — diseases transmitted between animals and humans—in the Canadian Arctic, a region increasingly impacted by climate change…

Arctic hotspots reveal vulnerable ecosystems in Siberia, Alaska, and CanadaClimate
Muser NewsDeskJanuary 16, 2025
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Arctic hotspots reveal vulnerable ecosystems in Siberia, Alaska, and Canada
New research sheds light on rapidly warming regions in the Arctic-boreal zone, revealing areas of intense ecological stress. The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters,…

Arctic pressure ridges shrinking as old ice disappearsClimate
SourceJanuary 6, 2025
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Arctic pressure ridges shrinking as old ice disappears
The Arctic’s pressure ridges, towering formations created when sea ice floes collide and stack, are rapidly shrinking in frequency and size as multiyear ice declines.…

Climate and land use changes endanger wild food sources for Russia’s indigenous communitiesClimate
SourceDecember 13, 2024
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Climate and land use changes endanger wild food sources for Russia’s indigenous communities
Rural Indigenous communities in Russia's Far East rely on traditional food systems that depend on wild animal, plant, and fungal species, especially in remote and…

Coastal erosion in Alaska driven by overlapping climate hazardsClimate
Muser NewsDeskDecember 9, 2024
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Coastal erosion in Alaska driven by overlapping climate hazards
Coastal retreat in Alaska is advancing at an unprecedented rate due to the overlapping effects of multiple climate hazards, including sea level rise, permafrost thaw…

Climate Science Digest: December 3, 2024Science
Muser NewsDeskDecember 3, 2024
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Climate Science Digest: December 3, 2024
Study finds American, Canadian universities vary widely in preparing future urban planners for climate change University of Kansas - Urban and community planners have a…

Grazing herbivores drive earlier green-up in Greenland tundra plants, study findsScience
Muser NewsDeskNovember 12, 2024
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Grazing herbivores drive earlier green-up in Greenland tundra plants, study finds
A recent study has revealed that grazing animals like musk oxen and caribou are playing a notable role in influencing plant growth patterns, or phenology,…

Rising Arctic temperatures spark new growth potential in Finnmark and SvalbardScience
Adrian AlexandreNovember 12, 2024
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Rising Arctic temperatures spark new growth potential in Finnmark and Svalbard
Recent data from the Climate-Ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra (COAT) suggests that conditions in the tundra regions of Svalbard and East Finnmark are becoming increasingly…

Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2024NewsScience
Muser NewsDeskNovember 7, 2024
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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…

Climate change threatens Arctic ecosystems, triggering cascading effects across marine food webScience
Adrian AlexandreOctober 29, 2024
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Climate change threatens Arctic ecosystems, triggering cascading effects across marine food web
A new study has revealed how climate change could significantly disrupt Arctic marine ecosystems, with potential ripple effects impacting species throughout the region. Researchers from…

Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming, but at a global costScience
SourceOctober 26, 2024
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Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming, but at a global cost
University of California - Riverside - The Arctic is warming at an alarming rate, outpacing the global average by three to four times. However, new…

Polar bears in a warming Arctic face ice-related injuriesClimate
Adrian AlexandreOctober 23, 2024
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Polar bears in a warming Arctic face ice-related injuries
Polar bears in the high Arctic are facing ice-related injuries to their feet, a previously undocumented phenomenon tied to the rapidly changing climate. A new…

Arctic industrial activities expanding at alarming rateScience
Adrian AlexandreOctober 22, 2024
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Arctic industrial activities expanding at alarming rate
A recent study has revealed a significant rise in industrial activities across the Arctic, with more than 800,000 square kilometers of land impacted by human…

Long-running Arctic study reveals new insights on carbon release from thawing permafrostScience
SourceOctober 3, 2024
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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…

The race against climate change: can species adapt in time?Science
Adrian AlexandreOctober 2, 2024
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The race against climate change: can species adapt in time?
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Helsinki has shed light on the grave risks climate change poses to the survival of…

Scientists warn of underestimated threats to Arctic coasts amid climate changeScience
Adrian AlexandreOctober 1, 2024
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Scientists warn of underestimated threats to Arctic coasts amid climate change
As climate change accelerates, the Arctic's marine systems are undergoing rapid transformation, with sea ice retreating and permafrost thawing at alarming rates. The image of…

Permafrost thawing set to trigger surge in northern wildfiresClimate
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 24, 2024
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Permafrost thawing set to trigger surge in northern wildfires
A new study predicts that global warming will accelerate the thawing of permafrost, leading to a dramatic rise in wildfires across northern regions, including the…

Svalbard: Non-native species are threatening vulnerable plant lifeClimateScience
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Svalbard: Non-native species are threatening vulnerable plant life
Authorities need to act more aggressively to prevent the accidental introduction of non-native plant species to arctic ecosystems. By Norwegian University of Science and Technology…
