Ventilation in schools: Teachers are unsure of the best way to open windows in cold weather

As school absences soar in England because of covid-19 – and classroom mask-wearing guidelines are lifted – many teachers aren’t sure how best to improve ventilation amid winter temperatures Health | Analysis 26 January 2022 By Jason Arunn Murugesu A primary school in England Chris Bull / Alamy S More than 350,000 carbon dioxide monitors … Read more

Dangerous Flu Comeback Expected atop COVID This Winter

A feared “twindemic” of influenza and COVID never came to pass last year, but the outlook for such a confluence this winter is resurfacing similar concerns among epidemiologists and other infectious disease experts. Flu cases started to tick up in October and November, and those months saw an outbreak at the University of Michigan at … Read more

Dangerous Flu Comeback Expected atop COVID This Winter

A feared “twindemic” of influenza and COVID never came to pass last year, but the outlook for such a confluence this winter is resurfacing similar concerns among epidemiologists and other infectious disease experts. Flu cases started to tick up in October and November, and those months saw an outbreak at the University of Michigan at … Read more

January full moon 2022: The ‘Wolf Moon’ rises with winter constellations

The full moon of January, called the Wolf Moon, will occur Monday, Jan. 17, at 6:48 p.m. EST (1148 GMT), according to NASA.  Moonrise in New York City is at 4:31 p.m. that afternoon, according to Time and Date. The moon will be in the constellation Virgo and rises about 24 minutes before sunset.  The … Read more

Winter solstice 2021 brings the year’s longest night to Northern Hemisphere

The winter solstice of 2021 occurs today (Dec. 21), marking the official beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and it brings good news:  From tomorrow on, days will start getting longer again, taking us out of the darkness as we slowly head towards spring.  The winter solstice marks the moment in Earth‘s orbit around … Read more

The Longest Full Moon of 2021 Is About to Occur. Here’s How to Watch

December’s cold moon, the longest full moon of the year, will debut this Saturday night (December 18), making it the last full moon before the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.   To catch the cold moon at its fullest, look up at 11:36 pm EST (0432 UTC on December 19). If you miss that moment, you’ll … Read more

Energy efficiency: Smart windows keep heat in during winter and let heat out in summer

Radiative cooling means ordinary windows are not very effective at keeping buildings warm or cool as required, but modified windows could help save energy Technology 16 December 2021 By Chen Ly Windows in a house covered by snow Botastock images/Alamy A smart window that automatically keeps heat in during the winter and lets it out … Read more

Scientists see a ‘really, really tough winter’ with Omicron | Science

When South African scientists first alerted the world to the rapid spread of a new SARS-CoV-2 variant, some speculated it might not take off in other countries. After all, an earlier variant named Beta, which dominated in South Africa between November 2020 and May, did not spread much beyond its borders and has since petered … Read more