Scientists working on the next frontier of weather forecasting are hoping that weather conditions 3-to-4 weeks out will soon be as readily available as seven-day forecasts. Having this type of weather information—called ...
Environment
Dec 07, 2019
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About a quarter of children in the United States are born two to three weeks before their due date, which qualifies them as "early term." Pregnancies typically last 40 weeks, so you might think that being born two to three ...
Environment
Dec 03, 2019
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Hot weather can cause a spike in the number of babies being born early, a phenomenon that may harm infant health and is likely to get worse as temperatures climb due to climate change, scientists said Monday.
Environment
Dec 02, 2019
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The survival habits of a native Australian bird have given Curtin University researchers vital clues that may help understand how wildlife can withstand harsh heatwaves that may prove fatal.
Ecology
Dec 02, 2019
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If you have oak trees in your neighborhood, perhaps you've noticed that some years the ground is carpeted with their acorns, and some years there are hardly any. Biologists call this pattern, in which all the oak trees for ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2019
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Hundreds of children ran a charity road race through poisonous smog in New Delhi on Thursday, triggering a storm of criticism about the damage to their health.
Environment
Nov 14, 2019
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Australians on Wednesday began sifting through the ashes of hundreds of bushfires that have ravaged the country, relieved that their worst fears were unrealised—but wary of a long and brutal summer ahead.
Environment
Nov 13, 2019
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Today, the JRC published the 2018 edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. According to the report, wildfires destroyed nearly 178,000 hectares (ha) of forests and land in ...
Environment
Nov 05, 2019
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South Africa's Cape Peninsula—home to the picturesque city of Cape Town—is part of the only region in the world with fynbos. Fynbos is the world's most diverse vegetation type – even more so than tropical rainforests.
Environment
Oct 11, 2019
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NASA launched a satellite on Thursday night to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space.
Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2019
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