The Winter Olympics Are Sadder, Quieter, Scarier.
Isolation rooms, fears of positive Covid-19 tests and the absence of cheering crowds are squeezing all the joy from the Beijing Games. From a report: On the day Team USA flag bearer Elana Meyers Taylor was supposed to march her country into the Olymp.....»»
Bear hibernation: More than a winter’s nap
Scientists are watching to see how bears will tweak their habits as the climate warms. Enlarge / A brown bear with two cubs looks out of its den in the woods under a large rock in winter. (credit: Byrdyak | Getty) Every spring.....»»
NASA’s plan to save the Ingenuity helicopter from the cold Martian nights
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has captured the world's affections. But after 28 flights, it is beginning to suffer from the harsh conditions of Martian winter......»»
Dark Souls servers are finally coming back online
FromSoftware is bringing its Dark Souls servers back online following security concerns this past winter......»»
Monarch butterfly numbers in Mexico rise by 35%
Mexican experts said Monday that 35% more monarch butterflies arrived this year to spend the winter in mountaintop forests, compared to the previous season......»»
Human influence is the culprit for warm and wet winters in northwest Russia
During the smoldering hot days of summer, people miss the cool breeze of winter. Both intense cold and heat are unbearable, but warm and wet winters also lead to problems. For example, northwest Russia experienced the warmest and wettest 2019/20 wint.....»»
Logitech MX Master 3S review: The best wireless mouse gets slightly better
The MX Master 3S has forgettable advantages in its higher DPI range and quieter clicks. Logitech's MX Master 3S. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: Logitech MX Master 3S Sensor Optical (model not disclosed).....»»
Red River flooding is worst in a decade
The Red River Valley in Minnesota, North Dakota and Manitoba is facing some of its worst flooding in a decade. An extreme spring blizzard, multiple rainstorms, and melting winter ice swelled the Red River of the North and its tributaries, driving the.....»»
Wildlife officials truck Chinook salmon to cooler waters in emergency move to help them spawn
In a stopgap measure to help struggling spring- and winter-run Chinook salmon spawn in the face of rising water temperatures and lower water levels due to climate change, state and federal wildlife officials in Northern California have begun trucking.....»»
Next-generation weather models cross the divide to real-world impact
Each winter, spring, and summer, extreme weather forecasters and researchers meet to test the latest, most promising severe weather forecast tools and innovations to see how they perform in real-world settings......»»
Embark"s snowy testing conditions and other self-driving truck mileposts
Results of a winter testing program by startup Embark Trucks were among several noteworthy developments in the self-driving truck realm this week......»»
Colorado"s snowpack is melting at a "ridiculous" rate
Colorado didn't see enough snow this winter to fully recover from the ongoing megadrought and now what snow the state did see is melting too quickly, experts say......»»
White House warns of “pretty sizeable” COVID surge this winter
Cold-weather conditions, relentless march of variants, and waning immunity up risks. Enlarge / White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha gestures as he speaks at a daily press conference in the James Brady Press Brief.....»»
Cost of living crisis means winter is already worrying Londoners, research shows
Just 7% of more than 1,000 Londoners polled had no concerns about heating their homes this winter, while around two-thirds (65%) said they were very or fairly concerned. When asked what puts most pressure on their living costs, almost half (48%) said.....»»
After losing contact with its helicopter, NASA put the entire Mars mission on hold
Mars is only going to get colder and darker for the next 10 weeks as winter deepens. Enlarge / NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter has been flying across the red planet for more than a year. (credit: NASA) The achievement of powe.....»»
Cold-survival strategies in animals: A spectrum, not either-or
Animals have three main strategies to survive the freezing temperatures of winter: migrating, remaining in place and resisting the cold, and reducing body temperature and metabolic rate in a state called torpor......»»
Study develops framework for forecasting contribution of snowpack to flood risk during winter storms
In the Sierra Nevada, midwinter "rain-on-snow" events occur when rain falls onto existing snowpack, and have resulted in some of the region's biggest and most damaging floods. Rain-on-snow events are projected to increase in size and frequency in the.....»»
Using tiny sensors to monitor migrating monarchs
Millions of monarch butterflies migrate each fall to a specific cluster of mountain peaks in central Mexico. How exactly they navigate to their winter home, and the way they choose their path, is a topic of great interest to scientists—especially a.....»»
New study simulates San Francisco"s worst storms in future climate conditions
The December 2014 North American Storm Complex was a powerful winter storm, referred to by some as California's "Storm of the Decade." Fueled by an atmospheric river originating over the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean, the storm dropped 8 inche.....»»
More Than Half of Americans Have Been Infected With COVID-19 At Least Once, Says CDC
The common perception that nearly everyone in America seemed to have acquired the Omicron variant last winter may not have been far from the truth. By February 2022, nearly 60 percent of the population had been infected with the coronavirus, almost d.....»»
Are your Steam Deck fans too loud? iFixit is working on an upgrade
iFixit is looking into selling quieter fans for the Steam Deck after several user and reviewer complaints......»»