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Fires Could Emit More Air Pollution Than Previously Estimated

As fires burn the landscape, they spew airborne gases and particles, though their impact on air pollution might be underestimated. 

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Melting Glaciers Top the List

Climate change, trust in science and health were among the most popular topics covered by UZH media releases and articles in 2025. 

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Drone Monitoring Helps Dolphins

Australia’s beloved dolphin populations face growing pressures from environmental changes and human activity, increasing the need for reliable, accessible and non-invasive tools to monitor their health and support conservation and management.

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New Study Finds Fishing-Fleet Movements Can Reveal Marine-Ecosystem Shifts

UC Santa Cruz researchers show how vessel-tracking data mirrored tuna roaming beyond their typical territory due to unusually warm ocean temperatures.

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New Research May Help Scientists Predict When a Humid Heat Wave Will Break

As these events become more common at midlatitudes, a phenomenon called an atmospheric inversion will determine how long they last.

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New AI Model Predicts Disease Risk While You Sleep

Stanford Medicine scientists and their colleagues created the first artificial intelligence model that can predict more than 100 health conditions from one night’s sleep.

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This Little Trout Died of Decompression Sickness – a Sign of Hydropower’s Hidden Problem

Hundreds of Norwegian hydropower plants threaten fish and bottom-dwelling animals by exposing them to water that is oversaturated with air. 

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House Sparrows in Northern Norway Can Help Us Save Other Endangered Animals

How much does it matter where you are born, or whether you are heavy or light, if you are a house sparrow?

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How Storm Surges Could Impact Your Workplace

Businesses along the Norwegian coastline are becoming increasingly vulnerable to storm surges and flooding. 

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University Joins Seabed 2030 in Mission to Map the World's Ocean

The University of Plymouth has forged a new partnership with the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project.

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