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Climate Science Digest: July 8, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 8, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 8, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Arctic Ocean stayed partly ice-free even during the coldest ice agesClimate

Arctic Ocean stayed partly ice-free even during the coldest ice ages

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ice ages. Now a new…
SourceSourceJuly 6, 2025 Full article
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Ancient CO₂ spikes triggered ocean anoxia despite high oxygen levelsClimate

Ancient CO₂ spikes triggered ocean anoxia despite high oxygen levels

New research from the University of California, Davis, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Texas A&M University reveals that massive emissions, or burps, of carbon…
SourceSourceJune 24, 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: April 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 3, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Despite fears…
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Icebergs in Antarctica
New model reshapes understanding of sudden sea level rise after last ice ageClimate

New model reshapes understanding of sudden sea level rise after last ice age

By identifying the ice sheets responsible for a massive sea level rise 14,500 years ago, scientists aim to improve predictions of how ongoing ice melt…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 25, 2025 Full article
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Earth’s past climate cycles reveal a predictable ice age timelineClimate

Earth’s past climate cycles reveal a predictable ice age timeline

Summary Researchers find a predictable pattern for the timing between Earth's glacial and interglacial periods Summary: Earth’s climate has followed a predictable pattern of glacial…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
Image: Large icebergs near Antarctica (s. climate, science)
Antarctic mega-iceberg drifts toward South Georgia, raising climate concernsClimate

Antarctic mega-iceberg drifts toward South Georgia, raising climate concerns

Summary Mega-iceberg from Antarctica on collision course with South Georgia: harbinger of things to come? Summary: A massive Antarctic iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 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 12, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 12, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Tapping into…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 13, 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: January 31, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: January 31, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Groundwater in…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 31, 2025 Full article
Ancient wildfire surges linked to abrupt climate shifts during Ice AgeScience

Ancient wildfire surges linked to abrupt climate shifts during Ice Age

Global wildfire activity surged during periods of abrupt climate change throughout the last Ice Age, according to a recent study analyzing ancient methane trapped in…
SourceSourceJanuary 3, 2025 Full article
Researchers analyzed sediment core samples collected by D/V JOIDES Resolution near Cape Town, South Africa. Their findings uncovered details about the changes in deep ocean temperature and salinity, as well as the mixing histories of waters originating in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Credit: Sophie Hines | ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ancient ocean currents offer clues to Earth’s Ice Age cyclesNewsScience

Ancient ocean currents offer clues to Earth’s Ice Age cycles

About a million years ago, Earth’s ice age cycles underwent a dramatic shift, marking what scientists call the Mid-Pleistocene Transition (MPT). This period has long…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreNovember 8, 2024 Full article
Prehistoric europeans faced near extinction during Ice Age, new study revealsClimate

Prehistoric europeans faced near extinction during Ice Age, new study reveals

An international team of researchers has uncovered how prehistoric hunter-gatherers in Europe responded to dramatic climate changes during the last Ice Age, revealing that populations…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 18, 2024 Full article