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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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DEC 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 TraversDEC 06, 2017Health & Medicine
Is holiday weight gain creeping up on you? Good news, it's not as bad as you think it is. Starting with Halloween ca ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 04, 2017Microbiology
Fermentation can be described as a process that uses bacteria to make energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 29, 2017Earth & The Environment
BMAA is a toxin that has been linked to several neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 28, 2017Videos
A parasite is a microorganism that lives within and gets its food from a host. Some of these relationships are antagonis ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is well on its way to superseding the Hubble Space Telescope as one of the most ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 21, 2017Plants & Animals
Albatrosses all around the world are in trouble. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognize ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat waves can be very dangerous, especially to vulnerable groups of the population. They are also on the rise worldwide ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2017Technology
Despite the advancements and diversity of toilets, about 4.5 billion people or 60 percent of the world's population are ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 14, 2017Plants & Animals
There has long been speculation that trees grow faster in urban environments than their rural counterparts, and research ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 14, 2017Technology
In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 13, 2017Earth & The Environment
The US is now the only country to not be involved in the Paris climate accord, news which comes after Syria stated at th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 09, 2017Plants & Animals
Climate change can have a larger impact on animals around the globe than we realize, and a new study published in the jo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 09, 2017Earth & The Environment
Soil temperature greatly influences how well plants and microorganisms (and therefore the entire soil community) thrive. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 08, 2017Earth & The Environment
There is now more evidence that a still undiscovered geothermal mantle plume sits beneath Antarctica, acting as a heat s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
In 2016, the Paris Agreement (also known as Paris climate accord) marked a turning point in the battle against climate c ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 06, 2017Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. The parasite can be found throughout the world ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 06, 2017Earth & The Environment
Good news from NASA, everyone! Measurements from satellites this past year showed that the hole in Earth's ozone lay ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 04, 2017Earth & The Environment
Thirteen US federal agencies have come together to detail the most comprehensive report on climate change ever. Four hun ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the ...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
DEC 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
Is holiday weight gain creeping up on you? Good news, it's not as bad as you think it is. Starting with Halloween ca
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 04, 2017
Microbiology
Fermentation can be described as a process that uses bacteria to make energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 29, 2017
Earth & The Environment
BMAA is a toxin that has been linked to several neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 28, 2017
Videos
A parasite is a microorganism that lives within and gets its food from a host. Some of these relationships are antagonis
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is well on its way to superseding the Hubble Space Telescope as one of the most
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
Albatrosses all around the world are in trouble. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognize
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat waves can be very dangerous, especially to vulnerable groups of the population. They are also on the rise worldwide
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2017
Technology
Despite the advancements and diversity of toilets, about 4.5 billion people or 60 percent of the world's population are
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
There has long been speculation that trees grow faster in urban environments than their rural counterparts, and research
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 14, 2017
Technology
In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 13, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The US is now the only country to not be involved in the Paris climate accord, news which comes after Syria stated at th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
Climate change can have a larger impact on animals around the globe than we realize, and a new study published in the jo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 09, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Soil temperature greatly influences how well plants and microorganisms (and therefore the entire soil community) thrive.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 08, 2017
Earth & The Environment
There is now more evidence that a still undiscovered geothermal mantle plume sits beneath Antarctica, acting as a heat s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
In 2016, the Paris Agreement (also known as Paris climate accord) marked a turning point in the battle against climate c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 06, 2017
Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. The parasite can be found throughout the world
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 06, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Good news from NASA, everyone! Measurements from satellites this past year showed that the hole in Earth's ozone lay
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 04, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Thirteen US federal agencies have come together to detail the most comprehensive report on climate change ever. Four hun
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan