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Coral reef restoration as a crucial strategy for ecosystem resilienceScience

Coral reef restoration as a crucial strategy for ecosystem resilience

Coral reefs, vital ecosystems that support marine biodiversity and are essential to the food and livelihoods of millions of people, face mounting threats from climate…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 3, 2024 Full article
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Seaweed supplement slashes methane emissions in grazing cattle by nearly 40%Climate

Seaweed supplement slashes methane emissions in grazing cattle by nearly 40%

In an important milestone for sustainable livestock farming, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have shown that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed supplement…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 3, 2024 Full article
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Deep-sea viruses reveal hidden roles in climate and ocean healthScience

Deep-sea viruses reveal hidden roles in climate and ocean health

Tiny yet influential, deep-sea viruses play a pivotal role in shaping the global ocean environment and the Earth's biogeochemical cycles. These understudied microbes, concentrated in…
SourceSourceDecember 2, 2024 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 48, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 48, 2024

Innovative approach highlights marine heatwaves’ impacts on seagrass ecosystems Seagrass meadows, essential to marine biodiversity and ecosystem services, are increasingly threatened by climate change, especially…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 1, 2024 Full article
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Unsustainable farming, forest loss driving Earth to ‘precipice’: UNNews

Unsustainable farming, forest loss driving Earth to ‘precipice’: UN

By Kelly MACNAMARA Paris, France | AFP - Unsustainable farming and deforestation are threatening the planet's capacity to sustain human societies, the UN warned Sunday,…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
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Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more timeNews

Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more time

By Sara Hussein and Katie Forster Busan, South Korea | AFP - Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
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No accord on plastic pollution deal, more time needed: chairNews

No accord on plastic pollution deal, more time needed: chair

Busan, South Korea | AFP Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks said…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
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Calls for extension as plastic treaty negotiations falterNews

Calls for extension as plastic treaty negotiations falter

By Sara Hussein and Katie Forster Busan, South Korea | AFP - Delegates seeking the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution began openly advocating…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
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From paradise to plastics pollution: Bali’s battle for marine plastics debrisNews

From paradise to plastics pollution: Bali’s battle for marine plastics debris

By Emenda Sembiring, Attar Hikmahtiar Ramadan, Elprida Agustina | Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) Bali is cleaning up its ocean of plastics. Bali has a…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
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Nations warn of ‘obstruction’ at plastic talksNews

Nations warn of ‘obstruction’ at plastic talks

By Sara Hussein and Katie Forster Busan, South Korea | AFP - Dozens of countries warned Sunday that a handful of nations were obstructing efforts…
SourceSourceDecember 1, 2024 Full article
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Electric vehicle batteries: Key challenges, advancements, and future recommendationsNews

Electric vehicle batteries: Key challenges, advancements, and future recommendations

Advancing electric vehicle (EV) technology requires overcoming significant challenges in battery performance, safety, and sustainability. A comprehensive new review highlights these obstacles while offering insights…
SourceSourceNovember 30, 2024 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 29, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: November 29, 2024

Heat sensitivity weakens immune performance in wild monkeys A study from the University of Michigan reveals that wild capuchin monkeys experience a decline in immune…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 30, 2024 Full article
Climate migration misconceptions risk distorting global responseClimateNews

Climate migration misconceptions risk distorting global response

Dr. Jan Freihardt, an environmental engineer and political scientist at the Chair of Global Health Engineering at ETH Zurich, argues that fears of mass climate…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 29, 2024 Full article
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Nature sounds reduce stress, but traffic noise spikes anxiety and health risksScience

Nature sounds reduce stress, but traffic noise spikes anxiety and health risks

People experienced less stress and anxiety while listening to nature soundscapes, but the addition of road traffic noise increased their stress and anxiety. Manmade sounds…
SourceSourceNovember 28, 2024 Full article
Innovative water transfer model offers cost-effective drought solutions in the Western U.S.NewsScience

Innovative water transfer model offers cost-effective drought solutions in the Western U.S.

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have proposed a groundbreaking two-way water leasing model designed to address water scarcity challenges in…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 28, 2024 Full article
The habitat determines response to climateNewsScience

The habitat determines response to climate

Clues found relating repair of photosynthetic protein complex to how plants survive in colder regions. Osaka Metropolitan University - Plants need light to grow, but…
SourceSourceNovember 28, 2024 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: November 27, 2024NewsScience

Climate Science Digest: November 27, 2024

Conserving nature can shield cities from floods A University of British Columbia (UBC) study reveals that conserving just five percent of watersheds, representing two percent…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 28, 2024 Full article
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Air pollution from fires linked to 1.5 million deaths a yearNews

Air pollution from fires linked to 1.5 million deaths a year

Paris, France | AFP - Air pollution caused by fires is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide, the vast majority occurring…
SourceSourceNovember 28, 2024 Full article
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Image of the day: Alpine resorts open for the season after recent snowfallsNews

Image of the day: Alpine resorts open for the season after recent snowfalls

Many ski resorts in the Alps have welcomed the new ski season thanks to heavy snowfall after the recent Arctic blast which hit Europe in…
SourceSourceNovember 27, 2024 Full article
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Scientists link sea spray aerosols to ocean conditions using new Arctic dataScience

Scientists link sea spray aerosols to ocean conditions using new Arctic data

Researchers led by EPFL’s Extreme Environments Research Laboratory have developed an innovative system to better understand the relationship between sea spray aerosols, ocean conditions, and…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreNovember 27, 2024 Full article
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NASA satellite data highlight the cooling effect of green spaces in urban areasNewsScience

NASA satellite data highlight the cooling effect of green spaces in urban areas

NASA Data Reveals Role of Green Spaces in Cooling Cities During a heatwave, the comfort of a shady tree is a luxury that many urban…
SourceSourceNovember 27, 2024 Full article
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‘Existential challenge’: plastic pollution treaty talks beginNews

‘Existential challenge’: plastic pollution treaty talks begin

By Sara Hussein and Roland de Courson | AFP Busan, South Korea - A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution…
SourceSourceNovember 25, 2024 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 47, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 47, 2024

Flood preparedness in Bangladesh requires targeted campaigns for vulnerable groups A study in Frontiers in Climate examines flood preparedness in the flood-prone Islampur Union of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 24, 2024 Full article
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Innovative recycling method for rare earth metals wins Spark Award 2024News

Innovative recycling method for rare earth metals wins Spark Award 2024

Marie Amélie Perrin and Victor Mougel have been awarded the Spark Award 2024 for their groundbreaking method of recycling rare earth elements from electronic waste.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 23, 2024 Full article