Climate has an important role to play in viticulture (wine production) due to the impacts on grape harvest from variability in parameters such as temperature, precipitation and aridity. Warmer and drier climates with long growing seasons benefit grapevine growth, although beyond a tipping point, it can be damaging in climates akin to the Mediterranean. The…
After months of speculation about whether the River Seine would be clean enough for Olympic athletes to compete in it, officials deemed the water safe for swimming following a last-minute test. After months of speculation about whether the River Seine would be clean enough for Olympic athletes to compete in it, officials deemed the water safe…
The words “climate change” make no appearance whatsoever in the new film Twisters. This makes political sense: For a blockbuster designed to maximize the broad appeal of its computer-generated thrills, a direct climate tie-in might have been box office poison. Nevertheless, this summer’s reboot of the classic 1996 thriller of (nearly) the same name tackles…
On July 20, 2024, Lauren Olamina turned 15. Or, at least, she did in Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. The 1993 dystopian classic recounts the life and times of a Black girl who shares the pain of others. Lauren lives with this burden in a version of the present that greed, poverty, violence,…
Among the reasons Republicans think Vice President Kamala Harris is unfit for the country’s highest office: She “wants to get rid of plastic straws.” That’s according to Jason Miller, a senior adviser to former president Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. On the day that President Joe Biden dropped his bid for reelection and endorsed Harris, Miller…
After heavy rain drenched last week’s opening ceremony, the Paris Olympics on Tuesday wrestled with entirely different conditions as temperatures soared to 35 degrees Celsius. After heavy rain drenched last week’s opening ceremony, the Paris Olympics on Tuesday wrestled with entirely different conditions as temperatures soared to 35 degrees Celsius. Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news…
Sealed inside a habitat in Texas and cut off from the outside world for over a year, Kelly Haston was the commander of a first-of-its-kind simulation for NASA to prepare for a future mission to Mars. Sealed inside a habitat in Texas and cut off from the outside world for over a year, Kelly Haston was…
Monarch butterflies, with their striking orange and black wings, are some of the most recognizable butterflies in North America. But they’re in trouble. Monarch butterflies, with their striking orange and black wings, are some of the most recognizable butterflies in North America. But they’re in trouble. Plants & Animals Ecology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Tulip trees have a structure that is somewhere between hardwood and softwood – called “midwood” – which could increase their ability to store carbon Tulip trees have a structure that is somewhere between hardwood and softwood – called “midwood” – which could increase their ability to store carbon New Scientist – News
The Paris Olympics bet against climate change when they scheduled some outdoor swimming events in the Seine River, and they may lose. Heavy rains — something that’s increased with human-caused climate change, especially in Europe — are threatening to wash out the swimming portion of triathlon events. If they do, it will defeat a Parisian…