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Tag: Seasonal change

Why can’t it always be summer? It’s all about the Earth’s tilt

Stephanie Spera, University of Richmond Why can’t it always be summer? – Amanda, age 5,...

Why winter solstice matters around the world: 4 essential reads

Molly Jackson, The Conversation If you’ve already spend hours shoveling snow this year, you may be dismayed to realize...

By fact-checking Thoreau’s observations at Walden Pond, we showed how old...

Tara K. Miller, Boston University; Abe Miller-Rushing, National Park Service, and Richard B. Primack, Boston University Henry David Thoreau,...

January warm spells, March freezes: How plants manage the shift from...

Richard B. Primack, Boston University Weather patterns across the U.S. have felt like a roller coaster ride for the...

Citizen scientists are filling research gaps created by the pandemic

Theresa Crimmins, University of Arizona; Erin Posthumus, University of Arizona, and Kathleen Prudic, University of Arizona The rapid spread...

Spring is arriving earlier across the US, and that’s not always...

Theresa Crimmins, University of Arizona Across much of the United States, a warming climate has advanced the arrival of spring. This year is no exception....

A small Norwegian city might hold the answer…

A small Norwegian city might hold the answer to beating the winter blues Kari Leibowitz, Stanford University Many dread the approaching winter – the darkness, frigid...

EXPLORING NATURE

Hemingway, after the hurricane

Verna Kale, Penn State The 2024 hurricane season has been especially disastrous, and the casualties and widespread damage from...