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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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JUN 09, 2015Earth & The Environment
Often, when the idea of total conversion to clean energy for the US is proposed, the chorus in return is: that's just no ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 08, 2015Earth & The Environment
It's not just you. It has been raining a lot over the past month. And by a lot, we mean the sky has been frantically dum ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's taken more than 100 days since its launch, but NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory, (referred to as the DSCOVR sa ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 05, 2015Earth & The Environment
You may have heard recently about something of a 'hiatus' involving global warming in that the effects of global warming ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 19, 2015Earth & The Environment
In the cold southern continent of Antarctica, you'll find ice, and lots of it. But one particular mass of ice, an ice sh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 14, 2015Videos
There couldn't be two climates that differ more from each other than the Sahara Desert and the Amazon Rainforest, but as ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 11, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space exploration, it's always about finding the next new thing. A galaxy never before seen, stars at the very beginn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 07, 2015Videos
The ozone hole over Antarctica has remained at a staggering 12 million square miles (give or take a few thousand miles) ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 05, 2015Videos
An NASA C-130 is currently flying over the southwest coast Greenland in a mission to measure changes in the Arctic and A ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2015Earth & The Environment
The issue of carbon emissions and their effect on the environment can be complex. Indeed, most of the current science co ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 28, 2015Earth & The Environment
Why were Neanderthals replaced by anatomically modern humans around 40,000 years ago? One popular hypothesis states that ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Nasa is bringing together scientists from a range of different fields to try and search for life on other planets.The Ne ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 24, 2015Microbiology
A University of Colorado Boulder and North Carolina State University-led team has produced the first atlas of airborne m ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 23, 2015Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
To celebrate Earth Day, this article from The Independent takes an inventory of how our planet has fared since the holid ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 21, 2015Earth & The Environment
Take heart, science readers: one study shows science news makes a difference in at least some classic culture war conver ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 19, 2015Earth & The Environment
Tens of thousands came to Washington's National Mall on Saturday to hear Gwen Stefani, Mary J. Blige and other pop stars ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 15, 2015Earth & The Environment
Haddock, plaice and other North Sea fish could disappear in next 50 years due to global warming.
The traditio ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Earth & The Environment
Leading coral reef scientists say Australia could restore the Great Barrier Reef to its former glory through better poli ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 10, 2015Earth & The Environment
Unearthing and burning all the earth's practically reachable fossil fuels would result in a rise in global mean temperat ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 06, 2015Earth & The Environment
Even as the worst drought in decades ravages California, and its cities face mandatory cuts in water use, millions of po ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 02, 2015Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Communications provides insight into how large-scale deforestation could impact global ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2015Cancer
A new study found that people with lower vitamin D levels prior to treatment for follicular lymphoma succumb to the dise ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Earth & The Environment
While it might seem that climate change is responsible for bringing record cold to some areas of the United States this ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 09, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Often, when the idea of total conversion to clean energy for the US is proposed, the chorus in return is: that's just no
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
JUN 08, 2015
Earth & The Environment
It's not just you. It has been raining a lot over the past month. And by a lot, we mean the sky has been frantically dum
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It's taken more than 100 days since its launch, but NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory, (referred to as the DSCOVR sa
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
JUN 05, 2015
Earth & The Environment
You may have heard recently about something of a 'hiatus' involving global warming in that the effects of global warming
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 19, 2015
Earth & The Environment
In the cold southern continent of Antarctica, you'll find ice, and lots of it. But one particular mass of ice, an ice sh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 14, 2015
Videos
There couldn't be two climates that differ more from each other than the Sahara Desert and the Amazon Rainforest, but as
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 11, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In space exploration, it's always about finding the next new thing. A galaxy never before seen, stars at the very beginn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 07, 2015
Videos
The ozone hole over Antarctica has remained at a staggering 12 million square miles (give or take a few thousand miles)
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 05, 2015
Videos
An NASA C-130 is currently flying over the southwest coast Greenland in a mission to measure changes in the Arctic and A
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2015
Earth & The Environment
The issue of carbon emissions and their effect on the environment can be complex. Indeed, most of the current science co
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 28, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Why were Neanderthals replaced by anatomically modern humans around 40,000 years ago? One popular hypothesis states that
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 27, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Nasa is bringing together scientists from a range of different fields to try and search for life on other planets.The Ne
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 24, 2015
Microbiology
A University of Colorado Boulder and North Carolina State University-led team has produced the first atlas of airborne m
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 23, 2015
Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 22, 2015
Earth & The Environment
To celebrate Earth Day, this article from The Independent takes an inventory of how our planet has fared since the holid
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 21, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Take heart, science readers: one study shows science news makes a difference in at least some classic culture war conver
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 19, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Tens of thousands came to Washington's National Mall on Saturday to hear Gwen Stefani, Mary J. Blige and other pop stars
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 15, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Haddock, plaice and other North Sea fish could disappear in next 50 years due to global warming.
The traditio ...
The traditio ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 13, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Leading coral reef scientists say Australia could restore the Great Barrier Reef to its former glory through better poli
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 10, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Unearthing and burning all the earth's practically reachable fossil fuels would result in a rise in global mean temperat
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 06, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Even as the worst drought in decades ravages California, and its cities face mandatory cuts in water use, millions of po
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 02, 2015
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Communications provides insight into how large-scale deforestation could impact global
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 01, 2015
Cancer
A new study found that people with lower vitamin D levels prior to treatment for follicular lymphoma succumb to the dise
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 01, 2015
Earth & The Environment
While it might seem that climate change is responsible for bringing record cold to some areas of the United States this
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim