News articles tagged with 'winter'
Rising indoor winter temperatures linked to obesity?
— 25 Jan 2011 19:59 | HealthIncreases in winter indoor temperatures in the United Kingdom, United States and other developed countries may be contributing to rises in obesity in those populations, according to…
Choosing organic milk could offset effects of climate change
— 17 Jan 2011 15:07 | EnvironmentWetter, cooler summers can have a detrimental effect on the milk we drink, according to new research published by Newcastle University…
Plants 'remember' winter to bloom in spring with help of special molecule
— 8 Dec 2010 17:23 | BiologyThe role a key molecule plays in a plant's ability to remember winter, and therefore bloom in the spring, has been identified by University of Texas at Austin scientists…
Converging weather patterns caused last winter's huge snows
— 27 Jul 2010 09:55 | EnvironmentThe memory of last winter's blizzards may be fading in this summer's searing heat, but scientists studying them have detected a perfect storm of converging weather patterns that had…
Mountain marmots made bigger by climate change, says new study
— 22 Jul 2010 10:53 | EnvironmentLonger summers are causing large mountain rodents called marmots to grow larger and get better at surviving, according to a 33-year study published today in Nature…
Link between solar activity and the UK's cold winters
— 15 Apr 2010 09:17 | EnvironmentA link between low solar activity and jet streams over the Atlantic could explain why, despite global warming trends, people in regions North East of the Atlantic Ocean might need to…
Exotic flowers help bees stay busy in winter
— 19 Mar 2010 14:55 | EnvironmentRecent years have seen an unusual rise in the number of bees about in the cold winter months, and scientists are now beginning to find out why…
Warming climate threatens California fruit and nut production
— 22 Jul 2009 08:59 | EnvironmentWinter chill, a vital climatic trigger for many tree crops, is likely to decrease by more than 50 percent during this century as global climate warms, making California no longer suitable…
Teens cool off from sports with each succeeding winter
— 1 Apr 2009 12:04 | HealthAlthough winter's grasp has subsided to spring, its effects could have a long term impact on the exercise patterns of teenagers. According to a five-year study published in the Annals…
Chasing thundersnow could lead to more accurate forecasts
— 14 Jan 2009 09:30 | EnvironmentThe job of one University of Missouri researcher could chill to the bone, but his research could make weather predicting more accurate. Patrick Market, associate professor of atmospheric…