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Outdoor Heat Increases Respiratory Hospitalization Risk in Elderly
March 8, 2013 — Outdoor heat is associated with a significantly increased risk of emergency hospitalization for respiratory disorders in the elderly, according to a large epidemiological study of more than 12.5 ... > full story -
Comet PANSTARRS Rises to the Occasion Mid-March
March 8, 2013 — Comets visible to the naked eye are a rare delicacy in the celestial smorgasbord of objects in the nighttime sky. Scientists estimate that the opportunity to see one of these icy dirtballs ... > full story -
Tracking Sediments' Fate in Largest-Ever Dam Removal
March 7, 2013 — Any day now, the world's largest dam-removal project will release a century's worth of sediment. For marine geologists, it's a unique opportunity to study natural and engineered river ... > full story -
Changes in Heart Attack Timing Continue Years After Hurricane Katrina
March 7, 2013 — The upheaval caused by Hurricane Katrina seems to have disrupted the usual timing of heart attacks, shifting peak frequency from weekday mornings to weekend nights, in a change in pattern that ... > full story -
Higher Heart Attack Rates Continue 6 Years After Katrina
March 7, 2013 — New Orleans residents continue to face a three-fold increased risk of heart attack post-Katrina -- a trend that has remained unchanged since the storm hit in 2005, according to new ... > full story -
Statistical Physics Offers a New Way to Look at Climate
March 5, 2013 — New research suggests that statistical simulations rooted in basic physics could make for new climate models that are more useful and require less brute-force computing power. A new article shows how ... > full story -
More Storms Like Sandy? Arctic Ice Loss Amplified Superstorm Sandy Violence
March 5, 2013 — Researchers have shown that the severe loss of summertime Arctic sea ice – attributed to greenhouse warming – appears to increase the frequency of atmospheric blocking events like the one ... > full story -
Accurate Water Vapor Measurements for Improved Weather and Climate Models
March 4, 2013 — A new laser hygrometer for research aircraft has proven suitable as a transfer ... > full story -
Early Warning System Provides Four-Month Forecast of Malaria Epidemics in Northwest India
March 3, 2013 — Sea surface temperatures in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean can be used to accurately forecast, by up to four months, malaria epidemics thousands of miles away in northwestern India, theoretical ... > full story -
Black Hole Collision May Have Sparked Celestial Fireworks in the Milky Way Several Million Years Ago
March 1, 2013 — There is growing evidence that several million years ago the center of the Milky Way galaxy was site of all manner of celestial fireworks and a pair of astronomers propose that a single event -- a ... > full story
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