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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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JAN 22, 2018Microbiology
The Pentagon, the Empire State Building and Buckingham Palace have something curious in common.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Sunshine is known to be beneficial to our health in moderation, and scientists have discovered something surprising abou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2018Earth & The Environment
Does climate change keep you up at night? Between thinking about wildfires and ocean acidification and starving polar be ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 17, 2018Plants & Animals
Back in 2015, a population of roughly 200,000 saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica) dropped dead in Kazakhstan for seemingly ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 14, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study recently published in Nature Climate Change has looked at changes seen in apparent temperature (AP), which i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
To add another problem to ocean life, on top of plastic waste and overfishing, let’s introduce dead zones! Dead zo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 06, 2018Earth & The Environment
So, if we call it global warming, why is it so darn cold out? That’s a question that a lot of people have been ask ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 05, 2018Technology
Microsoft's AI for Earth, a program with the goal of using AI to address environmental challenges, launched six months b ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
Everyone loves a good Caribbean getaway, especially with the cold-streak that some of us up North are having. But how mu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 28, 2017Earth & The Environment
With all the forest fires going on in California as well as other parts of the world, it’s critically relevant to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 28, 2017Plants & Animals
As beautiful as the snowy owl is, animal experts still very little about it. On the other hand, their extensive headcoun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Fish of all types depend on coral reefs for survival. Not only do coral reefs provide shelter and a place to hide from p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 25, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2017Microbiology
Once thought to be a sterile environment free of microbes, scientists have directly observed bacteria living in snow and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2017Earth & The Environment
Though many of us would likely welcome a bout of humidity as the winter wind chill kicks in, perhaps we should take anot ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 22, 2017Technology
EDGI has teamed up with numerous archiving sites and technology firms to develop innovative means of preserving data.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 21, 2017Earth & The Environment
You probably know that darker colors absorb more heat. Ever walked barefoot on a blacktop in the summer sun? Ouch! Well ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 19, 2017Earth & The Environment
Do you have travel plans for the holidays? Or perhaps you’ve got a vacation to somewhere warm lined up? Maybe you& ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 19, 2017Health & Medicine
Does where you live impact how healthy you are? Well, it seems like it's definitely a factor. Each year the United H ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 15, 2017Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences may change the way we think abou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
After 32 long years of advocating from local communities and non-profits, Papua New Guinea’s recent declaration of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 08, 2017Earth & The Environment
Just this week alone California has lost 141,000 acres to wildfires, according to Cal Fire officials. Six wildfires (nam ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 07, 2017Technology
The Center for Ecoliteracy and the Whole Kids Foundation created an interactive app called "Starting with Soil."Written By: Julia Travers
JAN 22, 2018
Microbiology
The Pentagon, the Empire State Building and Buckingham Palace have something curious in common.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sunshine is known to be beneficial to our health in moderation, and scientists have discovered something surprising abou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Does climate change keep you up at night? Between thinking about wildfires and ocean acidification and starving polar be
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
Back in 2015, a population of roughly 200,000 saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica) dropped dead in Kazakhstan for seemingly
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 14, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study recently published in Nature Climate Change has looked at changes seen in apparent temperature (AP), which i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
To add another problem to ocean life, on top of plastic waste and overfishing, let’s introduce dead zones! Dead zo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 06, 2018
Earth & The Environment
So, if we call it global warming, why is it so darn cold out? That’s a question that a lot of people have been ask
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 05, 2018
Technology
Microsoft's AI for Earth, a program with the goal of using AI to address environmental challenges, launched six months b
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Everyone loves a good Caribbean getaway, especially with the cold-streak that some of us up North are having. But how mu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 28, 2017
Earth & The Environment
With all the forest fires going on in California as well as other parts of the world, it’s critically relevant to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
As beautiful as the snowy owl is, animal experts still very little about it. On the other hand, their extensive headcoun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Fish of all types depend on coral reefs for survival. Not only do coral reefs provide shelter and a place to hide from p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 25, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2017
Microbiology
Once thought to be a sterile environment free of microbes, scientists have directly observed bacteria living in snow and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Though many of us would likely welcome a bout of humidity as the winter wind chill kicks in, perhaps we should take anot
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 22, 2017
Technology
EDGI has teamed up with numerous archiving sites and technology firms to develop innovative means of preserving data.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 21, 2017
Earth & The Environment
You probably know that darker colors absorb more heat. Ever walked barefoot on a blacktop in the summer sun? Ouch! Well
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 19, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Do you have travel plans for the holidays? Or perhaps you’ve got a vacation to somewhere warm lined up? Maybe you&
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
Does where you live impact how healthy you are? Well, it seems like it's definitely a factor. Each year the United H
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 15, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences may change the way we think abou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
After 32 long years of advocating from local communities and non-profits, Papua New Guinea’s recent declaration of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 08, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Just this week alone California has lost 141,000 acres to wildfires, according to Cal Fire officials. Six wildfires (nam
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 07, 2017
Technology
The Center for Ecoliteracy and the Whole Kids Foundation created an interactive app called "Starting with Soil."
Written By:
Julia Travers