News tagged with daytime temperatures

Taking the heat: Asian elephants simply 'ride out' high daytime heat load

Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna's Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology have discovered the mechanism by which Asian elephants are able to tolerate hot daytime temperatures. Their results are ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

High grasshopper populations require precautions for fall and winter crops

Grasshopper populations increased dramatically in Montana from 2007 to 2010, from one million acres with more than 15 grasshoppers per square yard in 2007, to 17 million acres with more than 15 grasshoppers per square yard ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ESA helps make summer in the city more bearable

As temperatures soar, scientists have been collecting data amid the ancient ruins that symbolise the birthplace of western culture. These data, combined with measurements from aircraft and satellites, promise ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Daily temperature shifts may alter malaria patterns

Daytime temperature fluctuations greatly alter the incubation period of malaria parasites in mosquitoes and alter transmission rates of the disease. Consideration of these fluctuations reveals a more accurate picture of climate ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Magnetic Tornadoes Could Liberate Mercury's Tenuous Atmosphere

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the closest planet to the sun, Mercury is scorching hot, with daytime temperatures of more than 800 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 450 degrees Celsius). It is also the smallest rocky ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0