Australia’s #forests are losing trees more rapidly as the #climate warms, a new study examining decades of data said Tuesday, warning the trend was likely a “widespread phenomenon.” Nature Plants | DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Core samples from beneath Greenland’s Prudhoe Dome show the ice cap fully melted about 7,000 years ago during the #Holocene. A Nature Geoscience study links modest warming to major ice retreat in northwest #Greenland. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #Paleoclimatology #ClimateChangeEffects #GIS

The share of renewables in German power production almost stagnated in 2025, data showed Monday, as concerns grow about a shift away from green policies under conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz. #RenewableEnergy #Germany #Climate

Rock and dust samples brought back from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu contain organic matter, including amino acids and all five DNA and RNA nucleobases, according to two papers published in Nature Astronomy and Nature in January. go.nature.com/40SlwfF go.nature.com/3CC6ZLO 🔭 🧪

Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on #record in 2025, according to AFP analysis based on data from the European Copernicus programme. #ExtremeHeat #Climate www.muser.press/2025/12/31/r...

Join @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social for insights on Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges, in January at Breckenridge. #KSFungalPath26 ➡️ Further details: plos.io/4axKhDh

Rising CO₂ boosts leaf-level efficiency, but #tree growth often lags behind. A Nature Climate Change study explains how water loss, stomatal control, and tree physiology shape uneven #forest growth trends. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

A new Nature Climate Change study finds clean #energy subsidies boost early adoption, but deep #emissions cuts depend on policies that also penalize #pollution. Consistent incentives could deliver 80% cuts by mid-century. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

The French government on Tuesday postponed a ban on #plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties finding alternatives.

Japanese eels may move north, but unevenly, as the climate warms. The key variable, river water temperature, is increased by the presence of cities and farms in the watershed, and decreased by volcanic geology characterized by cool springs. In PNAS Nexus: https://ow.ly/tZvH50XPnnC

How have mountain building and climate change shaped alpine biodiversity over millions of years? Check out our new study in Science Advances! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Environmental Research: Food Systems | DOI: doi.org/10.1088/2976...

The US Interior Department on Monday said it had paused all leases for offshore wind projects over unspecified national security risks, casting new doubt over the future of an industry detested by President Donald Trump.

Environmental changes in mountains vary with elevation. A Review in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment examines temperature, precipitation, and snowfall trends across mountain regions and the drivers responsible. go.nature.com/4ab3tGK ⚒️ 🧪

Climate change and land pressure are reshaping Sámi reindeer herding. New research in Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (Journal of Social Research) shows how rules meant to support #sustainability can instead limit self-governance and #adaptation. DOI: doi.org/10.18261/tfs...

Vineyards in #Hungary are under threat. Flavescence dorée – one of the most dangerous vine diseases – has spread across almost all #wine regions, forcing growers to rip out young vines and endangering the country’s famed wine heritage.

Indonesia’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday.

Climate Science Digest (10 Dec 2025): New research on coral loss, Antarctic ice melt, and rising climate risks. DOIs: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | doi.org/10.5194/os-2... | doi.org/10.1016/j.ij... | doi.org/10.1002/eap....

MIT CS3 researchers and collaborators found that industry’s actions to shrink their carbon footprint—like buying renewable electricity or reducing air travel—can both cut CO₂ emissions but have very different impacts on overall air quality. #climate #airquality #sustainability 🧪

A fired public-health official, a mosquito breeder and a baby with a smile seen around the world. These are just a few of the people who shaped science this year and were chosen for Nature’s 10. 🧪

Microflora Danica: What can you learn from collecting and sequencing 10,000+ samples from a single country? Check out our new paper in @nature.com to find out. Incredible work led by Caitlin Singleton, Thomas B. N. Jensen, and Mads Albertsen from @aau.dk. 🦠🧫🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...

Birds in European mountains are moving uphill as temperatures rise. A study in Global Ecology and Biogeography finds 63% of species now live higher, with the fastest shifts in Scandinavia and the Alps. #ClimateAdaptation #Birds #GlobalWarming DOI: doi.org/10.1111/geb....

Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 627.

The number of sea-floor animals fell by 37 percent in a deep-sea mining exploration zone, according to a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution probing the emerging industry’s impact on biodiversity. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #Biodiversity #Oceans

With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling #climatechange a hoax, the UN’s climate science body (IPCC) must tell the world in a “very clear way” that humans are heating the planet, its chairman told AFP.

Muser Press most-used words in 2025 were: 1. "climate" (347×) 2. "climatechange" (156×) 3. "science" (92×) 4. "global" (92×) 5. "nature" (86×) See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest

Glacier melt helped maintain water discharge in South America's mountain basins during a recent drought, but future megadroughts could reduce summer runoff from glaciers by 48%, exacerbating water scarcity, according to an analysis in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/3KfNwEH ⚒️ 🧪

European lawmakers and #EU member states announced late Wednesday they had reached an agreement on developing plants obtained by so-called new genomic techniques. #GMO #NGT #Agriculture

Indigenous-led #mangrove research, sunlight-driven hydrogen peroxide production, and coastal #flood risk analysis reveal new approaches to #climate solutions. DOIs: doi.org/10.1016/j.oc... | doi.org/10.1038/s414... | doi.org/10.1016/j.on... | doi.org/10.1111/ajae...

Toxic floodwaters from Hurricane #Harvey increased #climateanxiety in Houston, especially in communities of color, showing how industrial contamination amplifies fears of future flooding. Natural Hazards Review | DOI: doi.org/10.1061/NHRE...

Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked Tuesday to rush aid to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly flooding that has killed over 1,200 people in four countries. #flood #toll #climate #asia

Climate change is boosting microplastic spread and toxicity, threatening ecosystems from soil microbes to orcas. A new Frontiers in Science review explains how warming drives greater exposure and why systemic change is needed. DOI: doi.org/10.3389/fsci...

Days of devastating flooding across Southeast Asia have killed more than 300 people in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, authorities said on Friday. #flood #climate #extremeweather

The 2025 Lancet Report on Health and Climate Change and the recent Cradle to Grave Report spell out the tremendous harm and suffering caused by fossil fuel burning and resulting climate changes. Millions are dying every year. drtomharris.substack.com/p/breathless... #climatechange #health

Our new paper Just in @globalchangebio.bsky.social Climate change is boosting suitability for key malaria vectors across Africa. Between 200M-1000M more people could live in high-risk areas by 2100 doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... #climatechange #malaria #globalhealth #biodiversity #Africa #vectors

Fossil fuel giant Australia’s current policies put it on track to miss a two-month-old target to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, the government said Thursday. #Climate #GHG #Australia

🌟New Pub🌟! Out in @peopleandnature.bsky.social Ecology meets Mythology: Medieval stories and songs uncover India’s ecological past. Link to paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (click "MR" for Marathi abstract). @dhmsu.bsky.social @msunatsci.bsky.social 1/n

Michael E. Mann writes in Nature that people do not have to dismiss or exaggerate the climate threat to justify concerted action. 🧪

Some of the world's best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to #deforestation in #Liberia 's rainforest despite many brands' claims of sustainability, according to research published by NGO Global Witness Tuesday.

A study in Nature Communications shows that exposed Antarctic mountains produce iron-rich #sediments that #glaciers move toward the Southern Ocean, supporting phytoplankton and long-term #carbon absorption over millennia. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

New paper w. Chris Doughty & Ben Wiebe on some fun experiments a forest canopy in Panama: Experimental manipulations of albedo and mortality of upper canopy leaves in a tropical forest diverge from earth system model results: tinyurl.com/22kzdj3z Press release: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Arctic #phytoplankton blooms are projected to start over a month earlier by 2100, disrupting the marine food web. A study in Communications Earth & Environment examines how #climatechange reshapes this vital ecosystem. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s432...

A breach, a blockade, and a blaze: tumultuous UN #climate talks head into their final day Friday in the Brazilian #Amazon, with countries still sharply split over fossil fuels. #COP30

A paper in Scientific Data presents a novel global natural forest map for 2020 at 10 m resolution. This map can support forest monitoring or conservation efforts that require a comprehensive baseline for monitoring deforestation and degradation. go.nature.com/4remVIQ ⚒️ 🧪

New #research in Nature Communications shows Europe’s #summer could extend by up to 42 days by 2100, driven by Arctic warming and shifting atmospheric patterns revealed in 10,000 years of lake-sediment records. #Paleoclimate DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s414... www.muser.press/2025/11/19/e...

A nationwide #study in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows nearly 70,000 #temperature -related deaths in the #US since 1999, with older adults, males, and Black Americans facing the highest risks. DOI: doi.org/10.7326/ANNA...

UN climate chief Simon Stiell urged ministers on Monday to speed up negotiations at #COP30 talks in Brazil, with nations divided on key issues with five days left in the major conference.

Sustainable aviation fuel enables decarbonization of the aviation industry. This study in Nature Communications reports a hydrothermal liquefaction pathway for sustainable aviation fuel from food waste, meeting fuel property standards and improving circularity index. go.nature.com/4hVYtrb 🧪

In a cottage nestled deep in a Swedish #forest, three couples recently spent four days whispering and without phones as part of a campaign about the dangers of noise #pollution and promoting quiet #Scandinavia.