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The weather describes the state of the air and atmosphere at a given time and place. This may include conditions such as rain, snow, and wind. Weather forecasting involves gathering data from various sources and using mathematical modeling and computation to predict future weather conditions.
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FEB 18, 2016Videos
Earth rotates on its axis at a mind-numbing speed of 1037 miles per hour (or 1670 kilometers per hour). But, amazingly, ...FEB 18, 2016Earth & The Environment
Midwestern farmers usually fare well during years that El Niño weather patterns affect the growing season. But ex ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 10, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s s ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 07, 2016Plants & Animals
Honeybees are an important part of the Earth’s fragile ecosystem. They help pollinate plants, which helps plants g ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2016Earth & The Environment
When the moon is high in the sky, it creates bulges in Earth’s atmosphere that cause imperceptible changes in ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 28, 2016Videos
Thirty years ago today, the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off on a bright clear day, carrying seven astronauts. On boa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 22, 2015Microbiology
A study from the University of Boulder suggests that microbes may be particularly useful for pinpointing time of death. ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 18, 2015Plants & Animals
When it comes to insects and cold weather, many of them have a hard time surviving. This is because unlike humans, which ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station is about to get much-needed supplies – 7,400-7,700 pounds of food, science experim ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 25, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
To predict breast cancer progression, doctors have turned to mathematics and computer programming. Using these unconvent ...NOV 18, 2015Space & Astronomy
Within our solar system in the Saturnian neighborhood, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is orbiting around and collecting ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
Scientists have mapped the weather patterns of planets in our own solar system for years, but for the first time, scient ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 30, 2015Plants & Animals
Anyone who knows anything about deserts is aware of the Atacama Desert on the west coast of Chile by the Pacific Ocean, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 23, 2015Earth & The Environment
Hurricane Patricia, which is proving to be one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, appe ...SEP 25, 2015Videos
The high definition photos that are coming back from the New Horizons probe are showing incredible detail of Pluto. Hill ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 17, 2015Space & Astronomy
It was just back in July that NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto with the mission of grabbing as detai ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 16, 2015Plants & Animals
The drought in California continues to be a problem for agriculture, businesses and environmental concerns. As it enters ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 04, 2015Infographics
Space weather starts at the sun. It begins with an eruption such as a huge burst of light and radiation or a gigantic cl ...AUG 02, 2015Videos
The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Bee Research Lab installed two beehives in 2010 and 2011 in order to help p ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUL 30, 2015Technology
It would seem as though the U.S. is behind in terms of technology. The U.S. sources just about everything from China whe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 28, 2015Plants & Animals
Every so often, things happen in nature that come off as unfortunate for infant animals as they're born. In the case of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 23, 2015Videos
While most people think of hundreds of acres of scorched Earth, thick clouds of smoke and fleeing animals when a forest ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
In the summer the conventional wisdom is to wear light colored clothing. When it's hot, the last thing you want to wear ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 20, 2015Plants & Animals
While grizzly bears and black bears hibernate through long winters, the opposite was thought to be true for polar bears. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 18, 2016
Videos
Earth rotates on its axis at a mind-numbing speed of 1037 miles per hour (or 1670 kilometers per hour). But, amazingly,
...
FEB 18, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Midwestern farmers usually fare well during years that El Niño weather patterns affect the growing season. But ex
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s s
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
Honeybees are an important part of the Earth’s fragile ecosystem. They help pollinate plants, which helps plants g
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2016
Earth & The Environment
When the moon is high in the sky, it creates bulges in Earth’s atmosphere that cause imperceptible changes in
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 28, 2016
Videos
Thirty years ago today, the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off on a bright clear day, carrying seven astronauts. On boa
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 22, 2015
Microbiology
A study from the University of Boulder suggests that microbes may be particularly useful for pinpointing time of death.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 18, 2015
Plants & Animals
When it comes to insects and cold weather, many of them have a hard time surviving. This is because unlike humans, which
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station is about to get much-needed supplies – 7,400-7,700 pounds of food, science experim
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 25, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
To predict breast cancer progression, doctors have turned to mathematics and computer programming. Using these unconvent
...
NOV 18, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Within our solar system in the Saturnian neighborhood, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is orbiting around and collecting
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 13, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have mapped the weather patterns of planets in our own solar system for years, but for the first time, scient
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 30, 2015
Plants & Animals
Anyone who knows anything about deserts is aware of the Atacama Desert on the west coast of Chile by the Pacific Ocean,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 23, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Hurricane Patricia, which is proving to be one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, appe
...
SEP 25, 2015
Videos
The high definition photos that are coming back from the New Horizons probe are showing incredible detail of Pluto. Hill
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 17, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It was just back in July that NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto with the mission of grabbing as detai
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 16, 2015
Plants & Animals
The drought in California continues to be a problem for agriculture, businesses and environmental concerns. As it enters
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 04, 2015
Infographics
Space weather starts at the sun. It begins with an eruption such as a huge burst of light and radiation or a gigantic cl
...
AUG 02, 2015
Videos
The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Bee Research Lab installed two beehives in 2010 and 2011 in order to help p
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUL 30, 2015
Technology
It would seem as though the U.S. is behind in terms of technology. The U.S. sources just about everything from China whe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 28, 2015
Plants & Animals
Every so often, things happen in nature that come off as unfortunate for infant animals as they're born. In the case of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 23, 2015
Videos
While most people think of hundreds of acres of scorched Earth, thick clouds of smoke and fleeing animals when a forest
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 22, 2015
Earth & The Environment
In the summer the conventional wisdom is to wear light colored clothing. When it's hot, the last thing you want to wear
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 20, 2015
Plants & Animals
While grizzly bears and black bears hibernate through long winters, the opposite was thought to be true for polar bears.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim