Posts Tagged ‘temperature’
Little boys more likely to get water scalds
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Toddlers, particularly boys, with multiple siblings are more likely to be scalded by hot water at home, research shows. Continue…
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 11:11 - 2 Comments
Earth & Environment - Apr 29, 2013 12:30 - 3 Comments
Global warm-up not seen in last 1,400 years
COLUMBIA (US) — Earth’s climate warmed more between 1971 and 2000 than during any other three-decade interval in the last 1,400 years. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 23, 2013 6:24 - 0 Comments
Snail fossils show when Earth turned icy
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Fossil snail shells offer new clues to an abrupt climate shift that transformed the planet nearly 34 million years ago. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 12, 2013 9:26 - 0 Comments
If climate heats up, will Boston Marathon slow down?
BOSTON U. (US) — Future winning times in the Boston Marathon may slow as the climate continues to warm, experts say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 11, 2013 6:23 - 1 Comment
Clues to why chronic pain can feel icy cold
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Deleting the nerve circuitry for heat and some kinds of itch enhances sensitivity to cold, report researchers whose findings could have implications for people with types of chronic pain. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 2, 2013 12:14 - 0 Comments
Cold prompts ‘power stroke’ in tiny swimmers
U. TEXAS – AUSTIN (US) — To escape from predators in cold, viscous water, marine copepods switch up their swimming method, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 13, 2013 14:58 - 0 Comments
Turning off neurons makes cold-proof mice
USC (US) — Neuroscientists have selectively shut off the ability to sense cold in mice while leaving them the ability to sense heat and touch—a feat that could lead to better pain drugs for people. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 4, 2013 10:57 - 1 Comment
Heat stroke killing captive baby elephants
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — High temperatures and low rainfall brought on by climate change affect the survival of elephants working in timber camps in Myanmar and double the risk of death to the calves. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 28, 2012 12:07 - 0 Comments
‘Haywire’ neurons could cause hot flashes
U. ARIZONA (US) — Researchers have identified a region in the brain that may trigger the uncomfortable surges of heat most women experience during menopause. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 24, 2012 11:57 - 0 Comments
To check the time, force molecules to ‘chill’
COLUMBIA U. (US) — Scientists have created a new type of ultracold strontium molecule, made of pairs of atoms cooled to nearly absolute zero, or close to minus 460 degrees Fahrenheit. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 11, 2012 11:17 - 1 Comment
With boxed wines, best to chill out
UC DAVIS (US) — When it comes to wine, if you buy it in a box, be sure to keep it cool. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 28, 2012 13:21 - 0 Comments
Old clam shells act like ocean sensors
IOWA STATE (US) — Radiocarbon data from clam shells are telling the story of the Atlantic Ocean’s past. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 28, 2012 12:58 - 0 Comments
Cold air saps heart’s oxygen supply
PENN STATE (US) — People with heart disease may not be able to compensate for their bodies’ higher demand for oxygen when inhaling cold air, a finding that could explain why activities like shoveling snow can be dangerous. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 7, 2012 13:16 - 0 Comments
Tree rings fail to capture climate after volcanos
PENN STATE (US) — Some climate cooling caused by past volcanic eruptions may not be evident in tree-ring reconstructions of temperature change, a new study suggests. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 13, 2012 14:28 - 0 Comments
Minnows may inherit ideal temperatures
STONY BROOK (US) — Fish can be preconditioned to grow fastest in the same water temperature their parents experienced, say researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 9, 2011 11:26 - 7 Comments
Snowflake science: Why so thin and flat?
CALTECH (US) — New research from “snowflake guru” Kenneth Libbrecht sheds light on the mystery of why “stellar” snowflakes wind up so thin and flat. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 10, 2011 10:54 - 0 Comments
Apply heat. Watch materials shrink
CALTECH (US) — Most materials expand when heated, but a few actually contract. Now engineers have figured out how one of these curious materials does the trick. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 1, 2011 12:04 - 1 Comment
Trees lag behind climate change
DUKE (US) — More than half of eastern US tree species examined in a massive new study aren’t adapting to climate change as quickly or consistently as predicted. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 24, 2011 10:02 - 3 Comments
No real warming from urban ‘heat island’
STANFORD (US) — The urban ‘heat island’ effect contributes less than 5 percent to overall global warming, far less than greenhouse gas or black carbon, new research shows. (more…)
