Tag: Cold weather
Winter Olympians often compete in freezing temperatures – physiology and advances...
Cara Ocobock, University of Notre Dame and Gabriel R. Burks, University of Notre Dame
The Winter Olympics and Paralympics...
Winter brings more than just ugly sweaters – here’s how the...
Michael Varnum, Arizona State University and Ian Hohm, University of British Columbia
What comes to mind when you think...
Cold weather brings itchy, irritated, dry and scaly skin – here’s...
Sonal Choudhary, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences and Jeffrey Chen, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
In many parts of...
How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January days
Deanna Hence, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Above the equator, winter officially begins in December. But in many areas,...
Power outages across the Plains: 4 questions answered about weather-driven blackouts
Michael E. Webber, University of Texas at Austin
Editor’s note: Amid record cold temperatures and skyrocketing energy demand, utilities...
Will going out in the cold give you a cold?
Libby Richards, Purdue University
Many of us have heard: “Don’t go outside without a coat; you’ll catch a cold.”
That’s not exactly true. As with many...
Do I have to wear a jacket when it’s cold outside?
Carolyn Kaloostian, University of Southern California
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
If it’s below 40 degrees in South Florida, the forecast calls...
Frank Mazzotti, University of Florida
As temperatures were dipping this week, the National Weather Service issued freeze warnings for much of Florida and Georgia, adding...
EXPLORING NATURE
Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive...
Andras Molnar, University of Michigan
Two new experiments show that most people do not even consider that a personal...
