Pollution cuts can prevent coral bleaching when things get hot

"...it is possible to take some local actions such as reducing nutrient pollution to give reefs a chance, at least in the near term."

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Feb. 25, 2020 ~6 min

Eggshells indicate dinosaurs were warm-blooded

Were dinosaurs warm- or cold-blooded? New research may end the debate with an answer from dinosaur eggshells.

Jim Shelton-Yale • futurity
Feb. 18, 2020 ~4 min


City ‘heat islands’ trick trees into thinking it’s spring

Trees in cities turn green earlier in the year due to the "heat island" effect. That matters for climate change, say researchers, as well as allergies.

Fred Love-Iowa State • futurity
Feb. 11, 2020 ~3 min

Mosquitoes stalk human warmth with ‘cooling cells’

Mosquitoes are one of the planet's deadliest animals. New research clarifies how they use the warmth of our bodies to find a meal.

Lawrence Goodman-Brandeis • futurity
Feb. 6, 2020 ~7 min

Flexible tech harvests body heat to power health wearables

A flexible power harvester can use a person's body heat energy to juice up wearable devices so they never need a battery recharge.

Mick Kulikowski-NC State • futurity
Jan. 30, 2020 ~4 min

Bugs and heat will do major damage to crops as temps rise

Climate models may underestimate potential crop losses as a result of rising temperatures because they leave out how stressed plants react.

Igor Houwat-Michigan State • futurity
Jan. 21, 2020 ~4 min

What’s the temperature of dark matter?

Physicists have put a limit on the warmth—and therefore the mass—of dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up about a quarter of our universe.

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
Jan. 16, 2020 ~3 min

Seabird die-off ‘has no precedent’

"The blob" is responsible for an unprecedented seabird die-off from California to Alaska in 2015 and 2016, say researchers who studied the common murres.

Michelle Ma-Washington • futurity
Jan. 16, 2020 ~6 min


Human body temp has dropped over time

"Our temperature's not what people think it is. What everybody grew up learning, which is that our normal temperature is 98.6, is wrong."

Stanford • futurity
Jan. 8, 2020 ~6 min

‘Wearable AC’ could keep you cool without electricity

A new on-skin "wearable air conditioning" device could keep you cool while also monitoring blood pressure, heart activity, and skin hydration.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Jan. 6, 2020 ~2 min

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