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‘We are not in crisis’: chair of IPCC climate body to AFP
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‘We are not in crisis’: chair of IPCC climate body to AFPNews

‘We are not in crisis’: chair of IPCC climate body to AFP

Paris, France | AFP Jim Skea insists the IPCC, the UN climate panel he chairs, is not in crisis and remains relevant despite criticism it…
SourceSourceMarch 26, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Direct splitting:…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 25, 2025 Full article
Bridging the early warning gap: WMO marks 75 years of advancing global resilience
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Bridging the early warning gap: WMO marks 75 years of advancing global resilienceNews

Bridging the early warning gap: WMO marks 75 years of advancing global resilience

A changing climate, a growing need for warnings The role of meteorological services in global security Early warnings for all: progress and challenges Expanding global…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 23, 2025 Full article
Most terrestrial carbon is stored in nonliving pools, not forests, study finds
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Most terrestrial carbon is stored in nonliving pools, not forests, study findsScience

Most terrestrial carbon is stored in nonliving pools, not forests, study finds

A new study challenges the long-held view that forests are the primary carbon sinks on land Summary: Researchers analyzing global carbon fluxes from 1992 to…
SourceSourceMarch 21, 2025 Full article
Trump admin moves to fire hundreds of government scientists
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Trump admin moves to fire hundreds of government scientistsNews

Trump admin moves to fire hundreds of government scientists

Washington, United States | AFP The Trump administration plans to lay off hundreds of scientists and researchers from the US federal government as part of…
SourceSourceMarch 18, 2025 Full article
Scientists say Trump cuts threaten climate research, public safety
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Scientists say Trump cuts threaten climate research, public safetyNews

Scientists say Trump cuts threaten climate research, public safety

Washington, United States | AFP Climate scientist Tom Di Liberto had dreamed of working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since college. After…
SourceSourceMarch 11, 2025 Full article
French research groups urged to welcome scientists fleeing US
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French research groups urged to welcome scientists fleeing USNews

French research groups urged to welcome scientists fleeing US

Paris, France | AFP French officials are urging their country's research institutions to consider welcoming scientists abandoning the United States due to President Donald Trump's…
SourceSourceMarch 9, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: March 5, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: March 5, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 5, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: A new…
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What’s driving differences in tropical Pacific warming projections?
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What’s driving differences in tropical Pacific warming projections?

Summary: Climate models differ in their projections of sea surface temperature (SST) changes in the tropical Pacific, a key region influencing global climate. A study…
SourceSourceMarch 5, 2025 Full article
Vital habitat in California rice fields supports wildlife
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Vital habitat in California rice fields supports wildlifeNews

Vital habitat in California rice fields supports wildlife

Summary: California’s Central Valley rice fields provide essential habitat for various wildlife species, from ducks and cranes to giant garter snakes and native fish. A…
SourceSourceMarch 4, 2025 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 9, 2025
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 9, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 9, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. Morphing robot turns challenging terrain…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 3, 2025 Full article
Melting ice could slow vital Antarctic ocean current: study
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Melting ice could slow vital Antarctic ocean current: study

Sydney, Australia | AFP The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published…
SourceSourceMarch 3, 2025 Full article
Nations fail to break deadlock on UN climate report timing
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Nations fail to break deadlock on UN climate report timingNews

Nations fail to break deadlock on UN climate report timing

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP Nations failed to break a deadlock over the timing of the UN's next blockbuster assessment of climate change science after a…
SourceSourceMarch 2, 2025 Full article
Columbia’s Public Health School launches Climate and Health Center
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Columbia’s Public Health School launches Climate and Health CenterNews

Columbia’s Public Health School launches Climate and Health Center

The Center for Achieving Resilience in Climate and Health (C-ARCH) will serve as a “solutions lab” to build resiliency to health impacts of climate change…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
Air pollution and wildfire smoke linked to memory loss in Alzheimer’s
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Air pollution and wildfire smoke linked to memory loss in Alzheimer’sScience

Air pollution and wildfire smoke linked to memory loss in Alzheimer’s

Summary Scientists discovered how a chemical modification of a key brain protein — potentially triggered by climate change-induced air pollution, pesticides, wildfires and processed meats…
SourceSourceFebruary 28, 2025 Full article
Antarctic mega-iceberg drifts toward South Georgia, raising climate concerns
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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
US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns ‘time is not on our side’
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US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns ‘time is not on our side’News

US shuns climate science meeting as UN warns ‘time is not on our side’

Paris, France | AFP US representatives are not at a key climate science meeting in China, a source told AFP on Monday, sitting out a…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
Nations at odds over major UN climate science report
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Nations at odds over major UN climate science reportNews

Nations at odds over major UN climate science report

Paris, France | AFP Representatives of nearly 200 countries gather Monday to continue fraught negotiations on the timing and content of the UN's next blockbuster…
SourceSourceFebruary 24, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: February 20, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: February 20, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 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: Study reveals…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 20, 2025 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 7, 2025
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 7, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 7, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. In brief: Phytoplankton use sunlight…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 16, 2025 Full article
Soil microbes may hold the key to afforestation on former farmland
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Soil microbes may hold the key to afforestation on former farmlandScience

Soil microbes may hold the key to afforestation on former farmland

Forests returning to former agricultural lands often face slow recovery, hindered by depleted soil biodiversity and lingering agricultural impacts. A new approach to afforestationRestoring soil…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 13, 2025 Full article
Moral values and regional differences in climate change attitudes
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Moral values and regional differences in climate change attitudes

Moral values and climate concernsRegional variations in environmental attitudesThe influence of geography on climate actionUrban vs. suburbanAligning climate action with regional moral values Attitudes toward…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 11, 2025 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 6, 2025
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 6, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 6, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. For Indian farmland within 62…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskFebruary 10, 2025 Full article
How fungi help store carbon in soil for millennia
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How fungi help store carbon in soil for millenniaScience

How fungi help store carbon in soil for millennia

Summary: Fungi’s hidden power Summary: Fungi play a critical role in soil carbon storage, yet their long-term impact on stabilizing carbon remains underexplored. A new…
SourceSourceFebruary 9, 2025 Full article