http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. It's circa 2050 and shoppers are stopping off at Ikea to buy fine wine made in Sweden. A Nordic fantasy? Not according to climate experts who say the Earth's warming phase is already driving a wave of change through the world of wine. http://phys.org/news283494121.html Space & Earth Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:00:01 EST news283494121 (Phys.org)—As Britain shivers through another spell of snow and ice, new research could help weather forecasters predict when such cold snaps are likely to occur. http://phys.org/news277719015.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:20:01 EST news277719015 Temperatures in Sydney on Friday hit their highest levels since records began 150 years ago, after an Australian government agency warned of more frequent and intense heatwaves in the future. http://phys.org/news277701319.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:15:26 EST news277701319 (Phys.org)—This year's weather threw several curve balls to New York growers—an early, warm spring, a sudden cold snap in April, and a hot, dry summer. But while some vineyards report a reduced crop, many anticipate that wines made from this season's grapes will be big on flavor. http://phys.org/news268383228.html Biology Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:53:55 EST news268383228 A new Arctic study in the journal Science is helping to unravel an important mystery surrounding climate change: How quickly glaciers can melt and grow in response to shifts in temperature. http://phys.org/news266762185.html Space & Earth Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:00:09 EST news266762185 The Bosnian capital and its surroundings were covered by snow on Monday, the first time in half a century snow has settled in Sarajevo at this time of year, as temperatures plunged to just above freezing. http://phys.org/news256226836.html Space & Earth Mon, 14 May 2012 15:07:27 EST news256226836 Not long ago, geologically speaking, a now-vanished lake covered a huge expanse of today's Canadian prairie. As big as Hudson Bay, the lake was fed by melting glaciers as they receded at the end of the last ice age. At its largest, Glacial Lake Agassiz, as it is known, covered most of the Canadian province of Manitoba, plus a good part of western Ontario. A southern arm straddled the Minnesota-North Dakota border. http://phys.org/news237050210.html Space & Earth Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:17:00 EST news237050210 Remember frozen iguanas falling from trees during Florida's 2010 record-breaking cold snap? Well, a new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science shows that Florida's corals also dropped in numbers due to the cold conditions. http://phys.org/news233587051.html Space & Earth Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:17:58 EST news233587051 The end of the Norse settlements on Greenland likely will remain shrouded in mystery. While there is scant written evidence of the colony's demise in the 14th and early 15th centuries, archaeological remains can fill some of the blanks, but not all. http://phys.org/news225986015.html Other Sciences Mon, 30 May 2011 15:00:01 EST news225986015 The main cause of a rapid global cooling period, known as the Big Freeze or Younger Dryas - which occurred nearly 13,000 years ago - has been identified thanks to the help of an academic at the University of Sheffield. http://phys.org/news189257699.html Space & Earth Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:00:10 EST news189257699 Iguanas dropping from trees, manatees huddling around waters warmed by power plants and marine turtles being whisked away to shelters -- Florida's unusual cold snap is a deadly one for tropical wildlife. http://phys.org/news182238058.html Space & Earth Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:41:45 EST news182238058 (AP) -- Beijing had its coldest morning in almost 40 years and its biggest snowfall since 1951. Britain is suffering through its longest cold snap since 1981. And freezing weather is gripping the Deep South, including Florida's orange groves and beaches. http://phys.org/news182026415.html Space & Earth Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:53:59 EST news182026415