Survey sees biggest US honeybee winter die-off yet
Winter hit U.S. honeybees hard with the highest loss rate yet, an annual survey of beekeepers showed.
Ecology
Jun 19, 2019
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News tagged with winter
Switchgrass hybrid yields insights into plant evolution
Switchgrass is attractive as a potential bioenergy crop because it can grow for years without having to be replanted. Requiring less fertilizer than typical annual crops like corn, switchgrass can keep more nitrogen, phosphorus ...
Evolution
Jun 11, 2019
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Iceland volcano eruption in 1783-84 did not spawn extreme heat wave
An enormous volcanic eruption on Iceland in 1783-84 did not cause an extreme summer heat wave in Europe. But, as Benjamin Franklin speculated, the eruption triggered an unusually cold winter, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Earth Sciences
May 15, 2019
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The winter weather window that is costing rapeseed growers millions
UK rapeseed growers are losing up to a quarter of their crop yield each year because of temperature rises during an early-winter weather window.
Environment
May 6, 2019
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Extended winter polar vortices chill Saturn's strangely familiar moon, Titan
Saturn's hazy moon Titan has a long-lived Earth-like winter polar vortex supercharged by the moon's peculiar chemistry, according to new research published in AGU's journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2019
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Early melting of winter snowfall advances the Arctic springtime
The early arrival of spring in parts of the Arctic is driven by winter snow melting sooner than in previous decades and by rising temperatures, research suggests.
Environment
Apr 25, 2019
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When the extreme becomes the norm for Arctic animals
Think of reindeer on Norway's Svalbard archipelago as the arctic equivalent of sloths. It's not a perfect analogy, except that like tropical sloths, Svalbard reindeer move as little as possible to conserve energy.
Ecology
Apr 8, 2019
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Lake 'dead zones' could kill fish and poison drinking water
'Dead zones' could become increasingly common in lakes in future due to climate change, reducing fish numbers and releasing toxic substances into drinking water.
Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2019
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Hungry moose more tolerant of wolves' presence: study
Driven by the need for food, moose in western Wyoming are less likely to change their behavior to avoid wolves as winter progresses, according to new research by University of Wyoming scientists.
Ecology
Mar 13, 2019
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Early sowing systems can boost Australian grain industry
New findings from research by La Trobe University and CSIRO made possible with GRDC investment could lead to a significant increase in the Australian wheat crop yield—adding potentially around $1.8 billion to the national ...
Environment
Feb 25, 2019
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