Keep your hot drinks hot and your cold drinks cold
Nobody wants lukewarm coffee or any other beverage for that matter (but especially coffee.) A well-designed insulated thermos will keep your beverage at the desired temperature for hours. Some thermoses like the Stanley Classic Vacuum Bottle have lid.....»»
A more sustainable way to generate phosphorus
Phosphorus is an essential ingredient in thousands of products, including herbicides, lithium-ion batteries, and even soft drinks. Most of this phosphorus comes from an energy-intensive process that contributes significantly to global carbon emission.....»»
Hong Kong revokes visa of Chinese scientist jailed over gene editing
Authorities in Hong Kong said late Tuesday they had canceled the work visa of a Chinese biophysicist who was jailed for creating the world's first gene-edited babies, throwing cold water on his plans to relocate his research to the city......»»
Alligator captured in New York park, possibly "cold shocked"
A "very lethargic" alligator was captured in a New York park, city officials said Monday, likely released by its owner far away from the species' warmer habitat in the southeast United States......»»
The perfect pour: Model predicts beer head features
From creating drinks with distinctive looks to providing aromas for connoisseurs, beer foam is big business. The complex interplay between the components of a beer, the vessel from which it's poured, and the glass it's poured into has garnered plenty.....»»
Toyota will recall 16,680 RAV4 Primes due to faulty battery software
Too much time in EV mode in cold weather can drop the battery below its buffer. (credit: Toyota) Toyota's RAV4 Prime is one of the better plug-in hybrids we've tested. Its 18.1 kWh lithium-ion battery gives it a solid el.....»»
Study finds food and beverage brands are common in child-influencer YouTube videos
Candy, sweet and salty snacks, sugary drinks, and ice cream brands frequently appear in videos posted by top child-influencers on "made-for-kids" YouTube channels, according to a new paper from researchers at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Healt.....»»
Lyft shares fall nearly 25% after forecasting revenue below estimates
Lyft on Thursday forecast current-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates, blaming extremely cold weather in some of its major markets and lower prices, especially during peak hours, sending its shares down nearly 25% in extended trading......»»
Successive, extreme cold events in the Northern Hemisphere this winter may be linked
Climate change is altering weather patterns, making it increasingly difficult to accurately predict extreme cold weather events in the short term......»»
Artificial sweetener as a wastewater tracer
Acesulfame is a sweetener in sugar-free drinks and foods. As it cannot be metabolized in the human body, the sweetener ends up in wastewater after consumption and remains largely intact even in sewage treatment plants. A new study by the University o.....»»
Goodbye flu, RSV, and COVID waves; hello, norovirus!
Outbreak data is lagging, but test positivity has exceeded last year's peak. Enlarge / An electron micrograph of norovirus. (credit: Getty| BSIP) While cold-weather waves of flu, RSV, and COVID-19 are on a merciful decli.....»»
Space dust as Earth"s sun shield
On a cold winter day, the warmth of the sun is welcome. Yet as humanity emits more and more greenhouse gases, the Earth's atmosphere traps more and more of the sun's energy and steadily increases the Earth's temperature. One strategy for reversing th.....»»
New England knows winter, but why so dangerously cold?
New Englanders are used to cold temperatures, but a combination of extreme cold accompanied by powerful winds is downright dangerous, and enough to send even bundled-up skiers scampering indoors......»»
Expanding global cold chains: Effective adaptation, or dangerous contribution to climate change?
Keeping food cold as it moves through the supply chain is crucial to fighting food insecurity, preventing food waste, and supporting agricultural livelihoods and economies throughout the developing world......»»
Heat stress is rising in southern Africa—climate experts show where and when it"s worst
Most of us have felt either too hot or too cold at some point in our lives. Depending on where we live, we may feel too cold quite often each winter, and too hot for a few days in summer. As we're writing this in late January 2023 many southern Afric.....»»
One dead as heavy snow and record cold hit Japan
Tourists reveled in wintry scenes across Japan on Wednesday, as much of the country was blanketed by snow in a cold snap that has killed at least one person and disrupted travel......»»
Testing their mettle: How bacteria in deep-sea vents deal with toxic metal environments
When imagining the deep sea, we often think of a cold, dark and empty wasteland, sparsely populated by monstrous-looking creatures of the deep. But in fissures along the seabed, ocean water superheated by the Earth's magma and enriched with minerals.....»»
Sudan"s prized gum trees ward off drought but workers wither
A vast belt of trees vital for global production of fizzy drinks helps Sudanese farmers adapt to climate change, but in the harsh drylands many are reluctant to take up the trade......»»
17-pound meteorite discovered in Antarctica
Antarctica is a tough place to work, for obvious reasons—it's bitterly cold, remote, and wild. However, it's one of the best places in the world to hunt for meteorites. That's partly because Antarctica is a desert, and its dry climate limits the de.....»»
Most humans haven"t evolved to cope with the cold, yet we dominate northern climates—here"s why
Humans are a tropical species. We have lived in warm climates for most of our evolutionary history, which might explain why so many of us spend winter huddled under a blanket, clutching a hot water bottle and dreaming of summer......»»
Tanzania"s tomato harvest goes to waste: Solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution
Feeding Africa's growing population is a big development challenge for governments, policy makers and agriculture experts. Adding to the challenge is the high level of food loss and waste that most small-scale farmers experience......»»