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Glacier-fed streams’ microbiomes at risk as glaciers vanish
Image: Glacier-fed streams could well become greener in the future
Glacier-fed streams’ microbiomes at risk as glaciers vanishScience

Glacier-fed streams’ microbiomes at risk as glaciers vanish

A pioneering study has revealed how climate change is impacting glacier-fed streams and the essential microbiomes they contain – which could change radically by the…
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
Ancient bacteria reveal a unique way to generate energy without oxygen
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Ancient bacteria reveal a unique way to generate energy without oxygenScience

Ancient bacteria reveal a unique way to generate energy without oxygen

Scientists at Goethe University discover how the oldest enzyme of cellular respiration works – potential applications in removing CO₂ from exhaust gases Summary: Long before…
SourceSourceMarch 18, 2025 Full article
Melting glaciers alter Arctic kelp ecosystems with unexpected consequences
Image: Glacial run-off to Arctic Kongsfjorden on Svalbard, Norway
Melting glaciers alter Arctic kelp ecosystems with unexpected consequencesClimate

Melting glaciers alter Arctic kelp ecosystems with unexpected consequences

Researchers found that climate change induced glacial melt increases the heavy metal content and changes the microbiome of habitat-forming brown algae in Arctic fjords. As…
SourceSourceMarch 10, 2025 Full article
Robot tracks underground fungal trade networks
Image: Network of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal network with a muti-nucleate reproductive spore imaged with a fluorescent dye and confocal microscopy
Robot tracks underground fungal trade networksScience

Robot tracks underground fungal trade networks

Summary Scientists build robot to track plant-fungal trade networks, revealing nature’s underground supply chains Summary: A team of international scientists has taken a groundbreaking step…
SourceSourceFebruary 26, 2025 Full article
Bacteria evolve seasonally in response to environmental changes
Lake Mendota at sunset
Bacteria evolve seasonally in response to environmental changesNewsScience

Bacteria evolve seasonally in response to environmental changes

Bacteria in Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota exhibit a unique evolutionary cycle, responding rapidly to seasonal changes before resetting to genetic states resembling prior years, according to…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 5, 2025 Full article