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Climate is the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region. These are often broken down as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
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APR 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The more we know about the genetic history of food crops, the more prepared we'll be to maintain their growth through en ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2021Earth & The Environment
Agriculturalists across Europe are tense with worry for their crops. After a temptingly warm weather week at the end of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
DNA from a very old skull is changing what we know about when and where early humans lived.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2021Earth & The Environment
An investigation led by Stockholm University Assistant Professor Christian Stranne and published in Communications Earth ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
A study published in Nature Geoscience reports new findings on the effects that erosion has on the carbon cycle. The stu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
The endangered Zanzibar red colobus is a rare primate that lives only in the Zanzibar archipelago. New research from Ban ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 08, 2021Space & Astronomy
You may know that the human body is made up of elements that almost all originated in stars, and many of those elements ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2021Earth & The Environment
The debate over geoengineering - the idea that we could or should use technology to engineer solutions to cool down the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 01, 2021Earth & The Environment
Climate change strikes again - literally. New findings from a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 31, 2021Plants & Animals
Beachgoers are certainly not fond of jellyfish in the water, but seeing hundreds of them wash ashore is an interesting a ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 26, 2021Plants & Animals
The east coast is preparing for one of nature’s greatest spectacles. A gigantic swarm of periodical cicadas is due ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 25, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles sheds fresh light on the inner workings of the g ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 22, 2021Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2021Space & Astronomy
Researchers have hypothesized that a certain mechanism may mean there are many more water-rich planets with atmospheres ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
An accidental freezer clean-out has resulted in new insight into the climatic history of Greenland. Let me explain. In 2 ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research pinpoints when we can expect the ocean to turn from a CFC sink into a CFC source. CFCs are ozone-depleting ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research from Michigan State University advocates for soil management as a climate mitigation strategy for farmers. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 08, 2021Earth & The Environment
As the world turns more toward the direction of sustainable energy investment, biofuel stands out as an alternative to f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 07, 2021Plants & Animals
Terroir is a term usually associated with wine; it describes the environmental characteristics like climate and soil tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Throughout human history, our species has come into contact with both harmless and infectious microbes that have changed ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2021Plants & Animals
The world's coral reefs face numerous threats, including climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Since 2014, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 05, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature takes a fresh look at the inescapable anthropogenic impacts on the planet, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2021Earth & The Environment
A study published today in Nature Energy calls for governments and companies – and scientists – to list ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The more we know about the genetic history of food crops, the more prepared we'll be to maintain their growth through en
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Agriculturalists across Europe are tense with worry for their crops. After a temptingly warm weather week at the end of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
DNA from a very old skull is changing what we know about when and where early humans lived.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2021
Earth & The Environment
An investigation led by Stockholm University Assistant Professor Christian Stranne and published in Communications Earth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A study published in Nature Geoscience reports new findings on the effects that erosion has on the carbon cycle. The stu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
The endangered Zanzibar red colobus is a rare primate that lives only in the Zanzibar archipelago. New research from Ban
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 08, 2021
Space & Astronomy
You may know that the human body is made up of elements that almost all originated in stars, and many of those elements
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The debate over geoengineering - the idea that we could or should use technology to engineer solutions to cool down the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 01, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Climate change strikes again - literally. New findings from a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 31, 2021
Plants & Animals
Beachgoers are certainly not fond of jellyfish in the water, but seeing hundreds of them wash ashore is an interesting a
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 26, 2021
Plants & Animals
The east coast is preparing for one of nature’s greatest spectacles. A gigantic swarm of periodical cicadas is due
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 25, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles sheds fresh light on the inner workings of the g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have hypothesized that a certain mechanism may mean there are many more water-rich planets with atmospheres
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
An accidental freezer clean-out has resulted in new insight into the climatic history of Greenland. Let me explain. In 2
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research pinpoints when we can expect the ocean to turn from a CFC sink into a CFC source. CFCs are ozone-depleting
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research from Michigan State University advocates for soil management as a climate mitigation strategy for farmers.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 08, 2021
Earth & The Environment
As the world turns more toward the direction of sustainable energy investment, biofuel stands out as an alternative to f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 07, 2021
Plants & Animals
Terroir is a term usually associated with wine; it describes the environmental characteristics like climate and soil tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Throughout human history, our species has come into contact with both harmless and infectious microbes that have changed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2021
Plants & Animals
The world's coral reefs face numerous threats, including climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Since 2014, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature takes a fresh look at the inescapable anthropogenic impacts on the planet,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A study published today in Nature Energy calls for governments and companies – and scientists – to list
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan