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. (PhysOrg.com) -- Despite the trend towards global warming, people in Great Britain and Central Europe will possibly experience cold winters more often in the next few years. This is the findings of a study by scientists from the University of Reading, the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Katlenburg-Lindau. http://phys.org/news190990917.html Space & Earth Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:02:27 EST news190990917 A 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 brace themselves for more frequent cold winters in years to come. http://phys.org/news190525439.html Space & Earth Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:10:01 EST news190525439 Asian wheat may offer novel genes for shoring up the defenses of U.S. varieties against Fusarium graminearum fungi that cause Fusarium head blight (FHB) disease. http://phys.org/news189344274.html Biology Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:00:01 EST news189344274 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 (PhysOrg.com) -- The northeastern U.S. was subjected to heavy flooding and damage from late winter storms, and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-12 captured a movie of those storms as they dumped heavy rainfall between March 8 and 16, 2010. http://phys.org/news188674351.html Space & Earth Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:50:03 EST news188674351 A new climate-population model developed by NOAA scientists to study rising ocean temperatures and fishing rates on one East Coast fish population could also forecast the impact of climate change and fishing on other fisheries. The model is one of the first to directly link a specific fish stock with climate change. http://phys.org/news188665437.html Space & Earth Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:20:01 EST news188665437 Canada jumps into spring after having recorded the mildest and driest winter on record, Environment Canada reported Friday. http://phys.org/news188288743.html Space & Earth Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:00:01 EST news188288743 Recent 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. http://phys.org/news186990234.html Biology Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:44:10 EST news186990234 The skates matter. The figure skaters competing in the women's long program tonight at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics would never be able to complete the jumps and spins needed to win gold if they wore speed skates. http://phys.org/news186417652.html Other Sciences Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:41:10 EST news186417652 University of Utah scientists developed an easier way for meteorologists to predict snowfall amounts and density - fluffy powder or wet cement. The method has been adopted by the National Weather Service for use throughout Utah - and could be adjusted for use anywhere. http://phys.org/news186040403.html Space & Earth Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:10:01 EST news186040403 The first gold medal of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics went to Switzerland's Simon Ammann, who won the normal hill ski jumping competition on Feb. 13 with a top jump of 108 meters -- nearly the length of an entire football field. Athletes in this sport stretch for every inch they can, attempting to find the optimum combination of technique, body size, weight and aerodynamics. http://phys.org/news185808999.html Other Sciences Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:37:09 EST news185808999 Whether it's never-ending heat waves or winter storms, atmospheric blocking can have a significant impact on local agriculture, business and the environment. Although these stagnant weather patterns are often difficult to predict, University of Missouri researchers are now studying whether increasing planet temperatures and carbon dioxide levels could lead to atmospheric blocking and when this blocking might occur, leading to more accurate forecasts. http://phys.org/news185719909.html Space & Earth Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:52:20 EST news185719909 Submarines and fighter jets are playing their part in the quest for Winter Olympics gold as competitors search for that crucial, extra edge. http://phys.org/news185608876.html Technology Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:20:02 EST news185608876 For winter sports athletes, including Olympians competing in Vancouver this week, the altitude of the sports venue can have a significant impact on performance, requiring athletes in skill sports, such as figure skating, ski jumping and snowboarding, to retool highly technical moves to accommodate more or less air resistance. http://phys.org/news185545110.html Medicine & Health Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:30:01 EST news185545110 The Vancouver Winter Olympics will not only challenge world-class athletes, but also a team of almost 100 meteorologists and atmospheric scientists tasked to provide the weather forecasts that keep the events safe and fair as well. http://phys.org/news185466006.html Space & Earth Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:20:26 EST news185466006 (AP) -- Forget red and blue -- color America white. There was snow on the ground in 49 states Friday. Hawaii was the holdout. http://phys.org/news185290035.html Space & Earth Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:27:33 EST news185290035 (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is now parked for the winter. The rover team is commanding Spirit this week to make additional preparations for the Mars southern hemisphere winter season. The team does not plan further motion of the wheels until spring comes to Spirit's location beside the western edge of a low plateau called Home Plate. http://phys.org/news185194134.html Space & Earth Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:00:01 EST news185194134 Microblogging service Twitter is getting into the Olympic spirit and has created a list of winter athletes who "tweet." http://phys.org/news185138087.html Technology Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:23:35 EST news185138087 (PhysOrg.com) -- Artwork inspired by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is making an appearance at this year's Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. http://phys.org/news185046304.html Space & Earth Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:45:19 EST news185046304 As the world turns its sporting gaze towards Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, The Physiological Society journal Experimental Physiology marks the occasion with a special issue exploring the biological and environmental challenges elite winter athletes must overcome to win gold. http://phys.org/news185025904.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:40:06 EST news185025904 The centuries old game of curling is being put under the scrutiny of 21st century technology in a bid to help Canada's best curlers throw their way to gold at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. http://phys.org/news183152781.html Technology Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:46:43 EST news183152781 Sunlight and seasonal changes have a great impact on human behavior. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of depression -- sometimes called the winter blues -- that follows a seasonal pattern and occurs at the same time every year without any significant related stressors. Affected people are symptom-free during spring and summer and have recurrence of depression during the following fall and winter. http://phys.org/news182627456.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:20:02 EST news182627456 (PhysOrg.com) -- Results from the first detailed analysis of the lowest ever temperature recorded on the Earth's surface can explain why it got so cold and how cold it could possibly get. http://phys.org/news182524635.html Space & Earth Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:30:02 EST news182524635 A recent increase in winter mortality in Atlantic puffins could be due to worsening conditions within the North Sea, according to new findings published in the scientific journal Marine Biology. The study used geolocation technology to track puffins from the Isle of May National Nature Reserve, home to the largest colony of puffins in the North Sea. The puffin population on the Isle of May has declined by 30% in recent years. http://phys.org/news182176818.html Biology Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:50:01 EST news182176818 Switching from warm-season grasses to cool-season forages can give livestock a belly ache, in some cases a deadly one, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists. http://phys.org/news181919835.html Biology Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:40:04 EST news181919835 Global warming is giving a boost to Sonoran Desert plants that have an edge during cold weather, according to new research. http://phys.org/news180195543.html Biology Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:19:50 EST news180195543 (PhysOrg.com) -- El Nino, a warming event of the tropical Pacific Ocean that affects weather patterns in the United States and elsewhere, has strengthened in recent months and already appears to have influenced Colorado's fall weather, says Klaus Wolter, an atmospheric scientist with the University of Colorado at Boulder and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://phys.org/news177701606.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:50:07 EST news177701606 (PhysOrg.com) -- The first hard winter wheat varieties bred and developed for production in the eastern United States have been released by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). http://phys.org/news176122758.html Biology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:01:57 EST news176122758 (PhysOrg.com) -- Across the northeast, home gardeners expecting the usual bumper crop of tomatoes this season were dismayed to find their plants affected by late blight, the same fungus that caused Ireland's potato famine in the 19th century. http://phys.org/news175523820.html Biology Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:50:01 EST news175523820 (AP) -- The Midwest and Northern United States are likely to get a warmer winter, while the Southeast can expect just the opposite: cooler and wetter conditions. http://phys.org/news174838595.html Space & Earth Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:30:02 EST news174838595