winter, Tag

Convection directly effects the cost of keeping your house warm in winter. This article explains what convention is and some practical tips on how to battle convection.

‘Tis the season for pies, soups, breads and fall produce. Whether you roast, puree, bake or sauté it, squash is one of the few fall/winter options for cooking with fresh produce, thanks to its tough outer skin that shields...

Particle pollution increases as the wind slows down and chilly weather prompts the lighting of more wood fires

Particle pollution increases as the wind slows down and chilly weather prompts the lighting of more wood fires

When frigid temperatures hit Florida, most humans can go inside, snuggle up, and wait it out. Not so for iguanas. According to reports from local residents, the reptiles were falling from trees onto roads, gardens, and even...

When frigid temperatures hit Florida, most humans can go inside, snuggle up, and wait it out. Not so the iguanas. According to report from Local residents, the reptiles were falling off trees - on roads, gardens, and even...

A massive winter storm known as a "bomb cyclone" will smash into the US East Coast this week. This powerful weather event will bring an even deeper freeze to a region that has suffered bitter cold weather for the past 10...

In case you hadn't heard: It's cold in the Eastern half of North America. So cold, in fact, that everything surrounding the Niagara Falls has frozen over, creating a mesmerizing winter wonderland.[...]

Winter is here, and it appears even marine creatures are feeling the impact. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy responded to calls of two thresher sharks stranded on Massachusetts beaches, and said the sharks likely succumbed...

If it's cold outside, it proves global warming is false, right? That seems to be President Donald Trump's logic, according to his tweet last night. Vox found a map from the University of Maine's Climate Change Institute showing...

Mother Nature put on a dramatic show this past week when massive solid ice sheets piled up like broken shards of glass on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota...

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) affects millions of people every winter -- including kids! You might experience fatigue, depression, or withdrawal from others during the long winter months...

The city of Edmonton, otherwise known as “Deadmonton," inclines most residents to enter hibernation mode this time of year. However, a new urban parks project is encouraging Canadian locals to embrace frigid temps and glide...

The museum has a key role to play in public education. But that doesn’t just happen in the galleries and exhibition spacesEvery year, the Natural History Museum hosts an outdoor ice skating rink. It’s a great day out...

Some households are eligible for grants and free insulation – or even new boilersThousands of householders – particularly those on low incomes – are missing out on free energy efficiency measures, including new boilers,...

The snowfall this winter has been pretty extraordinary; in Boston alone over six feet of snow has fallen, promoting the city's mayor to declare that it is fine to dump snow in the harbor—because no one's quite sure what...