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Refined land cover map of Siberia improves climate data for modeling
Image: Snow covered mountains under the blue sky, Siberia (s. climate change)
Refined land cover map of Siberia improves climate data for modelingClimate

Refined land cover map of Siberia improves climate data for modeling

Machine learning techniques reveal a high-precision land cover map for Siberia, enhancing climatic predictions Summary: A newly refined land cover map of Siberia provides more…
SourceSourceMarch 25, 2025 Full article
Switzerland’s glaciers could vanish by 2100 without emissions cuts
Image: A comparison of the Gorner Glacier in 1930 and in 2022 shows how much the glaciers in Switzerland have melted since 1930 (s. glaciers, climate)
Switzerland’s glaciers could vanish by 2100 without emissions cutsNews

Switzerland’s glaciers could vanish by 2100 without emissions cuts

Switzerland’s glaciers are in increasingly poor shape. If greenhouse gas emissions are not cut drastically soon, they could cease to exist by 2100 – so…
SourceSourceMarch 24, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: March 20, 2025
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: March 20, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 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: Researchers from…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 20, 2025 Full article
Managing wildfire risk to preserve old-growth forest in Tahoe
Image: A UC Davis field crew conducts forest inventory in the Emerald Point old-growth stand at Lake Tahoe
Managing wildfire risk to preserve old-growth forest in TahoeScience

Managing wildfire risk to preserve old-growth forest in Tahoe

Summary: The iconic old-growth forest at Emerald Bay State Park, located on the shores of Lake Tahoe, faces a critical conservation challenge. Home to giant…
SourceSourceMarch 4, 2025 Full article
Satellite tracking of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions with NO₂ data
Image: International space station (s. climate)
Satellite tracking of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions with NO₂ dataClimate

Satellite tracking of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions with NO₂ data

Summary: Monitoring fossil fuel CO2 emissions is crucial for climate action, but traditional methods often struggle to distinguish anthropogenic sources from natural background levels. A…
SourceSourceMarch 4, 2025 Full article
China’s carbon neutrality strategy: A realistic path to the 2 °C goal
Image: Datong City, Shanxi Province, China (s. carbon neutrality)
China’s carbon neutrality strategy: A realistic path to the 2 °C goalScience

China’s carbon neutrality strategy: A realistic path to the 2 °C goal

Summary: China’s path to carbon neutrality: Aligning with the Paris Agreement’s 2°C target Summary: A new study published in Engineering examines how China can achieve…
SourceSourceFebruary 27, 2025 Full article
Toxic algal blooms in Lake Victoria offer clues for Lake Erie’s future
Lake Victoria’s Winam Gulf is a body of water similar to Lake Erie, and could potentially be a model for the Great Lake in a warming climate
Toxic algal blooms in Lake Victoria offer clues for Lake Erie’s futureScience

Toxic algal blooms in Lake Victoria offer clues for Lake Erie’s future

Researchers studying Kenya’s Winam Gulf, part of Lake Victoria, have uncovered parallels between toxic algal blooms there and those threatening Lake Erie. Published in Applied…
SourceSourceJanuary 22, 2025 Full article
Homo erectus, not sapiens, first humans to survive desert: study
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
AI tool aims to uncover wildlife secrets from online photos
Image: Whale fluke
AI tool aims to uncover wildlife secrets from online photosScience

AI tool aims to uncover wildlife secrets from online photos

Scientists have developed a new AI tool to unlock hidden insights from millions of wildlife images shared online, potentially revealing how species adapt to climate…
SourceSourceDecember 14, 2024 Full article
Plastic pollution recovery efforts uncover vital trends in Japanese rivers
Plastic pollution
Plastic pollution recovery efforts uncover vital trends in Japanese riversClimate

Plastic pollution recovery efforts uncover vital trends in Japanese rivers

Plastic waste in Japan’s rivers reveals not just the scale of pollution but also critical trends shaping cleanup efforts and community responses. A nationwide analysis…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 12, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 20, 2024
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: November 20, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: November 20, 2024

The factors behind the shifting trends of ischemic heart disease and stroke Incidence of stroke and ischemic heart disease are declining around the world, except…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 21, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 12, 2024
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: November 12, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: November 12, 2024

Longer droughts, bigger floods: UMass Amherst Hydrologist maps the future of water in New England New England, warming faster than any other U.S. region, faces…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskNovember 12, 2024 Full article
Frontier users’ exascale climate emulator nominated for Gordon Bell Climate Prize
Frontier users’ exascale climate emulator nominated for Gordon Bell Climate PrizeNews

Frontier users’ exascale climate emulator nominated for Gordon Bell Climate Prize

The highly scalable climate emulator offers faster, radically enhanced high-resolution simulations without the need for massive data storage. A multi-institutional team of researchers led by…
SourceSourceNovember 1, 2024 Full article
Landmark study reveals unexpected growth of CO2 sinks in permafrost forests
Landmark study reveals unexpected growth of CO2 sinks in permafrost forestsClimate

Landmark study reveals unexpected growth of CO2 sinks in permafrost forests

A pioneering 20-year study led by researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has revealed new insights…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 31, 2024 Full article
Ancient volcanoes released ‘cryptic carbon’, driving Earth’s past climate warming
Image: Smoke over Volcano after Eruption
Ancient volcanoes released ‘cryptic carbon’, driving Earth’s past climate warmingScience

Ancient volcanoes released ‘cryptic carbon’, driving Earth’s past climate warming

Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, ancient volcanoes continued to emit carbon dioxide long after their eruptions ended, driving unexpected climate shifts. Research led by Rutgers…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 30, 2024 Full article
Fastest degrading bioplastic for ocean protection
Image: Degrading Plastic
Fastest degrading bioplastic for ocean protectionNewsScience

Fastest degrading bioplastic for ocean protection

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against plastic pollution in oceans. After years of experimentation,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 18, 2024 Full article
Researchers uncover plant genes for anti-stress molecule to boost crop resilience
Researchers uncover plant genes for anti-stress molecule to boost crop resilienceScience

Researchers uncover plant genes for anti-stress molecule to boost crop resilience

In a breakthrough for sustainable agriculture, researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) have identified the genes responsible for the production of a unique…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 9, 2024 Full article
Zooplankton fail to clean faeces-contaminated water, study finds
Zooplankton fail to clean faeces-contaminated water, study findsScience

Zooplankton fail to clean faeces-contaminated water, study finds

Researchers from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and Stanford University have uncovered new insights into the role of zooplankton in water remediation.…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 3, 2024 Full article
Growing wildfire threat worsens under global warming
Growing wildfire threat worsens under global warmingClimate

Growing wildfire threat worsens under global warming

Wildfires, fueled by climate change, are intensifying worldwide, particularly in high-latitude regions where global warming has a pronounced impact. While some areas have seen a…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 30, 2024 Full article
Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impact
Image: Greenland
Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impactClimate

Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impact

Researchers from Dartmouth College have uncovered how fossil fuel emissions have profoundly impacted the Arctic’s atmospheric chemistry. Their findings show that pollution reaches the region…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
Global plastic pollution crisis driven by uncollected waste and open burning
Global plastic pollution crisis driven by uncollected waste and open burningScience

Global plastic pollution crisis driven by uncollected waste and open burning

A new study by researchers at the University of Leeds has unveiled the vast scale of uncollected waste and open burning of plastic as primary…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 4, 2024 Full article
Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation efforts
Vegetation in Antarctica is dominated by lichen and mosses
Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation effortsScience

Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation efforts

The first continent-wide mapping study of plant life across Antarctica reveals growth in previously uncharted areas and is set to inform conservation measures across the…
SourceSourceAugust 6, 2024 Full article
Climate change may lead to shifts in vital Pacific Arctic fisheries
Image: Fishermen, Boat, Sea image, trawling
Climate change may lead to shifts in vital Pacific Arctic fisheriesClimateScience

Climate change may lead to shifts in vital Pacific Arctic fisheries

Commercially important marine fish and invertebrate species will likely shift northwards under a warmer climate. By Hokkaido University Marine fisheries are an essential source of…
SourceSourceAugust 1, 2024 Full article
Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day
Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the dayScience

Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day

Data from the Bronx account for people’s daily mobility patterns, reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels. By Peter Dizikes | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2024 Full article

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