Winter is a time to take stock of what’s working and what’s not in the garden. Time will flash by – so don’t neglect these winter jobs.
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Mice numbers are likely to drop as winter sets in – an expert explains.
The first thing to check – ideally before you buy – is whether the blanket complies with Australian safety requirements.
Shopping for a duvet? There’s solid textile science to guide you – and it’s less complicated than the marketing would have you believe.
Days of intense rain and snowmelt overwhelmed old dams and breached roads, forcing evacuations. Nearly half the counties in Michigan – often seen as a climate haven – were under a state of emergency.
Streamflows the West relies on for drinking water and farms used to follow a fairly predictable arc as winter snow melted. Rising temperatures are changing that.
Winter cycling is increasing in some places in Scandinavia.
What you don’t see when you burn a candle.
The hard science behind these dainty flowers.
Over a three-decade experiment in the Rocky Mountains, fungi and plant life fundamentally changed. The result has consequences for cattle and wildlife.
There’s just about enough evidence to justify all the complaining.
We can’t change the weather, but we can try to change how it makes us feel.
Some salamanders begin their spring migration in the deep cold. New field research shows how they stay active without freezing.
Vitamin D plays an important role in our health.
February creates a perfect storm for night owls: limited daylight and the added burden of ‘social jet lag’ layered with circadian misalignment. Here’s how to get through the dark days.
Winter shifts people indoors and inward. While this may reduce incidental social contact, connection can be maintained through deliberate routines and low-threshold forms of engagement.
Ski resorts in Colorado can make snow, but it only goes so far.
Ukraine and Russia’s power grids used to be linked, leaving Russia with a deep understanding of how Kyiv’s energy systems work.
You just need to step outside at the right time and look in the right places to reconnect with nature at this time of year.
Like many of us, Orwell saw January as a month to be endured rather than enjoyed.
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan
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Professor and York University Research Chair in Global Change Biology; Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research Global Water Academy, York University, Canada