Drought and moderate flooding predicted for spring
On the first day of spring, there's some bad news for the weather-weary nation.
View ArticleScientists to measure gases at St. Lucia volcano
Caribbean officials have launched a project to monitor volcanic gases on the island of St. Lucia and their impact on people and the environment.
View ArticleResearch suggests Autumn is ending later in the northern hemisphere
A study by the University of Southampton suggests that on average the end of Autumn is taking place later in the year and Spring is starting slightly earlier.
View ArticleBeloved in antiquity, Greece's hot springs left untapped
Hercules used them to regain his strength after his legendary labours, Hippocrates lauded their beneficial properties and even a famous Roman general, Sulla, said he owed his health to them.
View ArticlePerformance measures for CEOs vary greatly, study finds
As companies file their annual proxy statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this spring, a new study by Rice University and Cornell University shows just how S&P 500...
View ArticleLead in 'tap-water' in ancient Rome up to 100 times more than local spring...
A team of researchers with members from France, Great Britain and the U.S. has found that lead concentrations in drinking water in Rome, during the height of the Roman Empire were 100 times that of...
View ArticleWhich came first, bi- or tricellular pollen? New research updates a classic...
With the bursting of spring, pollen is in the air. Most of the pollen that is likely tickling your nose and making your eyes water is being dispersed in a sexually immature state consisting of only two...
View ArticleObservatory reports exceptionally dull May
Armagh Observatory reports that, with just 104.2 hours of strong sunshine, May 2014 was the dullest May at Armagh since at least 1885, that is, for at least 129 years. The month provided just 60% of...
View ArticleNASA image: Phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Iceland
A spring bloom of phytoplankton lingered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Iceland in early June, 2014.
View ArticleBad social policy, not ideology, blamed for the Arab world's downward spiral
The rapid rise of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) to global notoriety has taken observers of Middle East politics by surprise. All of a sudden, a new Islamist political movement has stunningly...
View ArticleWhat is Hooke's Law?
The spring is a marvel of human engineering and creativity. For one, it comes in so many varieties – the compression spring, the extension spring, the torsion spring, the coil spring, etc. – all of...
View ArticleMonitoring the real-time deformation of carbon nanocoils under axial loading
Carbon nanocoils (CNCs) composed of helical shaped carbon nanofibers have potential applications including mechanical springs and nano-solenoids. There are some reports which measure the spring...
View ArticleHuge spring tides draw crowds to French Atlantic coast
France kicked off nearly a month of exceptionally large spring tides Saturday, as tourists flocked to coastal areas to witness spectacularly high water levels ahead of the so-called "tide of the...
View ArticleUnique proteins found in heat-loving organisms attach to plant matter
Unique proteins newly discovered in heat-loving bacteria are more than capable of attaching themselves to plant cellulose, possibly paving the way for more efficient methods of converting plant matter...
View ArticleNew online tracker allows you to watch spring start
A new online tracker that allows you to watch the start of spring is based on the work of a UWM researcher.
View ArticleTraffic fatalities spike during spring break
Come spring break, college students from all over the country travel to warmer climates for time off from school and to escape the cold weather. However, it's not all fun in the sun. At popular spring...
View ArticleRemnants of wild winter dictate spring US weather woes
The nation's wild Jekyll-Hyde winter will likely dictate what weather worries Americans have this spring.
View ArticleRisk of moderate flooding for parts of central and eastern United States
According to NOAA's Spring Outlook released today, rivers in western New York and eastern New England have the greatest risk of spring flooding in part because of heavy snowpack coupled with possible...
View ArticleSwirling currents deliver phytoplankton carbon to ocean depths
Just as crocus and daffodil blossoms signal renewal and the start of a warmer season on land, a similar "greening" event—a massive phytoplankton bloom—unfolds each spring in the Atlantic Ocean from...
View ArticleImage: Orbital view of Irkutsk and Lake Baikal
The city of Irkutsk (centre left) and part of Lake Baikal (right) are pictured in this Sentinel-1A image over Russia's Siberia region.
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