Toxic algal blooms in Lake Victoria offer clues for Lake Erie’s futureScience
SourceJanuary 22, 2025
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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…

Homo erectus, not sapiens, first humans to survive desert: studyScience
Muser NewsDeskJanuary 17, 2025
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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…

AI tool aims to uncover wildlife secrets from online photosScience
SourceDecember 14, 2024
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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…

Plastic pollution recovery efforts uncover vital trends in Japanese riversClimate
Muser NewsDeskDecember 12, 2024
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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…

Climate Science Digest: November 20, 2024Science
Muser NewsDeskNovember 21, 2024
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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…

Climate Science Digest: November 12, 2024Science
Muser NewsDeskNovember 12, 2024
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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…

Frontier users’ exascale climate emulator nominated for Gordon Bell Climate PrizeNews
SourceNovember 1, 2024
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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…

Landmark study reveals unexpected growth of CO2 sinks in permafrost forestsClimate
Muser NewsDeskOctober 31, 2024
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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…

Ancient volcanoes released ‘cryptic carbon’, driving Earth’s past climate warmingScience
Adrian AlexandreOctober 30, 2024
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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…

Fastest degrading bioplastic for ocean protectionNewsScience
Adrian AlexandreOctober 18, 2024
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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,…

Researchers uncover plant genes for anti-stress molecule to boost crop resilienceScience
Adrian AlexandreOctober 9, 2024
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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…

Zooplankton fail to clean faeces-contaminated water, study findsScience
Adrian AlexandreOctober 3, 2024
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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.…

Growing wildfire threat worsens under global warmingClimate
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 30, 2024
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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…

Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impactClimate
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 25, 2024
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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…

Global plastic pollution crisis driven by uncollected waste and open burningScience
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 4, 2024
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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…

Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation effortsScience
SourceAugust 6, 2024
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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…

Climate change may lead to shifts in vital Pacific Arctic fisheriesClimateScience
SourceAugust 1, 2024
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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…

Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the dayScience
SourceJuly 29, 2024
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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…

Researchers warn of unprecedented arsenic release from wildfiresClimate
SourceJuly 23, 2024
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Researchers warn of unprecedented arsenic release from wildfires
Study finds contaminated mining sites worsen risks from fires. By University of Waterloo The wildfire season of 2023 was the most destructive ever recorded in…

Creating sustainable cooling in southeast Asia using ground source heat pump systemsClimateScience
SourceJune 27, 2024
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Creating sustainable cooling in southeast Asia using ground source heat pump systems
By Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan As energy and environmental crises rampage, sustainable solutions like ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems gain traction. GSHP…

Scientists identify safe havens we must preserve to prevent ‘the sixth great extinction of life on Earth’Science
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Scientists identify safe havens we must preserve to prevent ‘the sixth great extinction of life on Earth’
By University of East Anglia If we act now, we can prevent human-caused extinctions wiping out our planet’s wildlife, according to an international coalition of…

Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of droughtClimateScience
SourceJune 21, 2024
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Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of drought
By Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) Earth and environmental scientists reported that as human socio-economic activities increase, greenhouse gas emissions will rise, leading…
