White Delight: New peach varieties released for warmer climates
Southerners who have been anxiously awaiting a peach tree that will produce in warmer climates – just chill.
Ecology
Feb 22, 2013
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Coldness triggers northward flight in migrating monarch butterflies, study shows
Each fall millions of monarch butterflies from across the eastern United States begin a southward migration in order to escape the frigid temperatures of their northern boundaries, traveling up to 2,000 miles to an overwintering ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2013
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Ancient wood from La Brea tar pits shows how trees respond to long-term carbon dioxide change
(Phys.org)—Say "La Brea Tar pits," and most people imagine the saber-tooth cats and woolly mammoths that were trapped on sticky asphalt (now in modern-day Los Angeles), only to have their bones preserved for the ages. But ...
Environment
Feb 21, 2013
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MAVEN mission completes assembly, begins environmental testing
NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft is assembled and is undergoing environmental testing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems facilities, near Denver, Colo. MAVEN is the next mission to Mars and will ...
Space Exploration
Feb 8, 2013
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Violent Nabro eruption shown to pierce stratosphere
(Phys.org)—Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate report conclusive evidence that volcanic gases and aerosols from the explosive 2011 eruption of the ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2013
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Even adaptable viruses have trouble surviving erratic temperatures
(Phys.org)—Aside from rising sea levels, many climate change models predict that in the future, the planet's temperature and weather will become increasingly erratic with wild, unpredictable storms and fluctuating conditions. ...
Evolution
Feb 1, 2013
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NASA readies famous 'Chamber A' to welcome the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA's "Chamber A" thermal vacuum testing chamber famous for being used during Apollo missions has now been upgraded and remodeled to accommodate testing the James Webb Space Telescope.
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2013
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NASA sees remnants of Tropical Storm Oswald still strong
Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed that a band of thunderstorms on the eastern side of Tropical Storm Oswald's remnants still contained some punch. Oswald's remnants have triggered severe weather warnings ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2013
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Electronics like it cold, and 30 K cryocooler delivers
(Phys.org)—For many electronic devices, colder is better. At low temperatures, electronic devices such as sensors and detectors operate with a higher efficiency and better overall performance than they do at room temperature. ...
Tree ring sampling shows cold spells in Eastern Europe led to unrest over past thousand years
(Phys.org)—A team of Swiss, Czech, Canadian and German researchers has found that prolonged cold spells in Eastern Europe over the last thousand years has led to wars, plagues and civil unrest. In their paper published ...
