The role of temperature in forming rocks
Without temperature, there is no geology.
Tag: temperature
This window coating plans to make our buildings cooler without using any energy at all
It could cut down on energy used for cooling by 31%.
How hot is the sun?
I have it on very good authority that it's more than 20 degrees, for sure.
2020? Yeah, that’s the hottest year on record (tied with 2016)
Pandemic or no pandemic, the climate continues to heat up year after year.
In 10 to 20 years, it will be so hot that tropical trees live shorter lives
Not a good roadmark to pass.
This smart ring detects fever (and possibly COVID-19) before you feel it
The device could reveal that so-called asymptomatic cases may not be truly without symptoms.
Can weather help against the coronavirus? New study says ‘no, but behavior can’
So you know, stay at home, watch a movie.
Temperatures in Death Valley hit 130 degrees, possibly the highest temperature on Earth
California's power grids are buckling under heat as new temperature records are being set.
The hottest planet in the solar system — and why it’s probably not what you think
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the hottest of them all?
What is temperature and what does it truly measure?
Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
We’ve just had the warmest January ever recorded. Ever
Let's not make a habit out of it.
Body temperatures have dropped in the past century, and it’s probably because our lives are better
How hot are you? Probably not as hot as you think.
Australia records its hottest day ever — while burning from a thousand bushfires
A nationwide average temperature of 40.9 degrees Celsius this Tuesday set a new record for the land down under.
New climate models show that global warming will be faster than expected
Hope y'all love heatwaves!
Researchers finally figure out the protein that senses cold temperatures
Nobody likes feeling cold.
Extreme heat to become the new normal in the US
A lot of hot days loom over the US.
This April was Earth’s 400th consecutive warmer-than-average month
A bad record to set.
The number of ocean heatwaves has risen more than 50% since 1925, threatening to collapse marine ecosystems
These are not the waves we're looking for.
Chilling maps show just how scorching 2090’s US will be, thanks to climate change
100°F isn't something that puts a smile on your face.
Scientists find link between obesity and body temperature
Don't blame it on the genes, though.
External temperature also influences our circadian rhythms, study reports
It's not just low light that makes us sleepy.
Last year was the warmest humanity ever recorded without El Niño, NASA warns
2016 inches above it but only because of El Niño.
Gemstones prove asteroid impact was the hottest event ever recorded on Earth
That spot is not a lake in cold, snow-covered Canada.
Corrected satellite data shows 2.4 times faster warming than previously indicated
It also debunks one of climate deniers most cited argument.
Urban heat island effect could almost triple the cost of climate change in cities, burn economies to a crisp
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fireeee.
Bio-compatible wireless sensors developed to monitor brain injury
When no longer needed the devices can be deactivated to dissolve and be reabsorbed into soft tissue.
The oxygen in the oceans has decreased by 2% in the past 50 years
It's like the ocean is having a heart attack.
‘Goldilocks area’ not nearly enough for habitable planets – internal temperature is also important
A Yale University researcher claims that the so-called Goldilocks planetary area only tells half of the story.
Spider personalities are influenced by temperature
The findings could have implications for the survival of modern animals in the face of global warming.
‘Cool’ light improves learning and academic performance. ‘Yellow light’ better for relaxing
A new research investigated various light intensity scenarios and reported their findings. For optimal learning performance, "cool" light is better ...
Novel polymer changes shape just by touching with a finger — lifts 1,000 times its own weight doing so
This polymer can change shape and release tremendous amounts of stored elastic energy relative to its weight simply by being ...
We’re in December, but Washington’s flowers and trees are blooming
Image via CBS. There's almost no need to say it again - it's been an exceptionally warm December, and an ...
Smallest Swiss cross made of only 20 atoms demonstrates atom manipulation at room temp
Some applications require such a degree of precision that everything needs to be in exact order at the atom-scale. In ...
Temperature control and monitoring achieved at the cellular level
Temperature is an important physical parameter which greatly influences a system. Monitoring and/or manipulating this state parameter with great accuracy ...
At a few million atmospheric pressures, Hydrogen nears metal conductivity
Hydrogen is the most common element in the Universe. It's the first element in the periodic table, and it has ...
The minimum and maximum possible temperatures
Since the start of the year, I've received quite a few questions regarding absolute temperatures - highest and lowest, so ...
A novel way to generate electricity
In the evergrowing search for new energy sources, scientists have started searching for more simple solutions, and what they found ...
White dwarf considered the hottest ever discovered
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Astronomy & Astrophysics has published spectroscopic observations of one of the hottest stars discovered ...
