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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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MAR 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 SullivanMAR 04, 2021Immunology
There’s bad news for pollen allergy sufferers: New research has shown that climate change is making hay fever seas ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 03, 2021Plants & Animals
Vocal communication is a primary key to survival for many species, including the Arctic Ocean's bearded seals. Accor ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 03, 2021Earth & The Environment
According to observations from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) at the Halley Research Station, a massive iceberg has ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 02, 2021Earth & The Environment
NASA has predicted 15 inches of sea level rise by 2100. By that same year, the IPCC predicts atmospheric CO2 concentrati ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 24, 2021Plants & Animals
In addition to the millions of humans who suffered through Texas' historic freeze last week, local wildlife also exp ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some people just aren't that bothered by cold weather; can it be their genes? New work has suggested that when humans be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2021Space & Astronomy
As we move through space, the magnetic field of the planet, which (the dynamo theory states is) generated by its metal c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2021Earth & The Environment
Why are some areas of the world more biodiverse than others? In an effort to understand what factors contribute to the u ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 18, 2021Plants & Animals
In a discovery touted as a "fortunate accident," scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stumbled u ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 18, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that the lakes underneath Antarctica’s thick ice could be home to more microbial life than t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
It comes as no surprise that scientists are interested in decoding the enigma of carbon cycling in the oceans- after all ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Many ocean species use sound to communicate and survive. Sound is a crucial communication method since vision is limited ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
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
MAR 04, 2021
Immunology
There’s bad news for pollen allergy sufferers: New research has shown that climate change is making hay fever seas
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
Vocal communication is a primary key to survival for many species, including the Arctic Ocean's bearded seals. Accor
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 03, 2021
Earth & The Environment
According to observations from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) at the Halley Research Station, a massive iceberg has
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 02, 2021
Earth & The Environment
NASA has predicted 15 inches of sea level rise by 2100. By that same year, the IPCC predicts atmospheric CO2 concentrati
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 24, 2021
Plants & Animals
In addition to the millions of humans who suffered through Texas' historic freeze last week, local wildlife also exp
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some people just aren't that bothered by cold weather; can it be their genes? New work has suggested that when humans be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2021
Space & Astronomy
As we move through space, the magnetic field of the planet, which (the dynamo theory states is) generated by its metal c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Why are some areas of the world more biodiverse than others? In an effort to understand what factors contribute to the u
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
In a discovery touted as a "fortunate accident," scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stumbled u
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 18, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that the lakes underneath Antarctica’s thick ice could be home to more microbial life than t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
It comes as no surprise that scientists are interested in decoding the enigma of carbon cycling in the oceans- after all
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Many ocean species use sound to communicate and survive. Sound is a crucial communication method since vision is limited
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet