For many insects, winter survival is in the genes
...se a number of specialized proteins to survive the chilly months. These so-called "heat-shock proteins" ensure that the insects will be back to bug us come spring. A study of flesh flies and a handful of other insects suggests that they have an arsenal of protective heat-shock proteins that are turned o...New findings blow a decade of assumptions out of the water
...en, letting in cold air. The house could get quite chilly before the draft reaches the thermostat and the furnace turns on. But if the thermostat is in the same room as the window, the furnace will turn on and even out the temperature much faster. In his research Deutsch used a novel analysis of surface nu...Icelandic volcano caused historic famine in Egypt, says Rutgers-based team
...In the northern hemisphere, the summer of 1783 was chilly the coldest in at least 500 years in some locations, according to tree ring data. Sulfate aerosols in the atmosphere kept the warmth of the sun from the Earth's surface. While the computer linked these reduced northern hemisphere temperatures to ...Seals protect brain, conserve oxygen by turning off shivering response on icy dives
...er when exposed to cold air but not when diving in chilly water, a finding that researchers believe allows the diving seal to conserve oxygen and minimize brain damage that could result from long dives. The researchers presented the study at The American Physiological Society's conference "Comparative Phy...Alaska seal pup diet may hold key to decline of population
...and other marine mammals are disappearing from the chilly waters off the Alaskan coast. The population decline, which has become a focus of research in the past 10-15 years, is potentially due to a variety of factors, Polasek said, including: changes in availability of prey warming ocean waters pollutio......ly into the Eastern Atlantic," summarizes Rocha. A chilly Antarctic current--the Benguela upwelling system-- surges up along the western coast of Africa acting as a natural barrier, and has prevented most warm water organisms from the Indian Ocean from making it in to the Atlantic for the last 2 million yea...Satellite technology allows scientists to track warm sharks in cold polar seas
...ch seas of the temperate north or to overwinter in chilly Alaskan waters sets salmon sharks apart from other laminids, a family that includes mako, white and porbeagle sharks. All laminids share the unusual ability of maintaining an internal body temperature that's up to 70 F warmer than the surrounding wat...Deep thinking: Scientists sequence a cold-loving marine microbe
...cells, and ordinary enzymes altered to function in chilly seawater. "Our goal was to compare C. psychreryth...ted bacteria, Colwellia species have a decidedly chilly comfort zone. The bacteria typically require temperatures less than 20 to grow. Scientists have foun...UCSD researchers find effective treatment for unusual fever syndrom caused by cold exposure
...ach in the cold and fog, enjoyed the San Francisco chilly dampness, and, best of all, no longer make my husband suffer by keeping the house constantly at 80 degrees." While anakinra eliminates symptoms of FCAS, it has a couple of disadvantages, according to Hoffman. "Frequent injections are requi...