AFAC, the National Council for fire and emergency services, has released the Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Summer 2023.
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2023
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Canada's most important crop-producing areas—the Prairie provinces—have become hotter and drier over the last 120 years, University of Alberta research shows.
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2023
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Autumn has finally arrived in the UK following an unusually sunny September. The days are growing shorter, the temperature cooler, and the leaves are changing color.
Earth Sciences
Oct 25, 2023
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A new study shows that, contrary to previous assumptions, female common frogs can reject males and have developed a variety of mate avoidance behaviors to do so. The research was led by Carolin Dittrich and Mark-Oliver Rödel ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2023
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A wave of unusually extreme heat at the end of South America's winter was made 100 times more likely by climate change, according to a study published Tuesday.
Environment
Oct 10, 2023
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Western Europe's highest mountain, Mont Blanc, has shrunk by over two meters in height over the past two years, researchers said on Thursday, measuring the Alpine peak at 4,805.59 meters (15,766.4 feet).
Environment
Oct 5, 2023
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One result of climate change is that spring is arriving earlier. However, migratory birds are not keeping up with these developments and arrive too late for the peak in food availability when it is time for breeding. By getting ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2023
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Approximately every 80 years, a faint 10th magnitude star in the constellation of Corona Borealis dramatically increases its brightness. This star, T CrB, is known as a recurrent nova and last flared in 1946, peaking at magnitude ...
Astronomy
Sep 11, 2023
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While the practice of no-till gardening is not new, information has traditionally centered on agricultural field crops. Now, home gardeners are catching on.
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2023
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Plants give us oxygen through photosynthesis—this is commonly taught in school. An international research team has now shown that, particularly in early spring when low temperatures coincide with high light, conifer needles ...
Ecology
Jun 15, 2023
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