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15 Jan 2014

Full Moons Better in Winter

Henry Reich of MinutePhysics tells us that the splendor of a full moon is on optimum display in the dead of winter. “The moon is full when it’s on the opposite side of the earth from the sun, its whole face reflecting the light of the sun back at us,” he says. “The winter moon is like a summer sun. It’s up for a long time and takes a high path through the sky.” Listen in as Reich elaborates on why we are so fascinated by the full moon phenomenon.

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03 Jan 2014

Mother Knows Best

Remember when Mom warned to bundle up when heading outside during winter or you’d catch a cold? Then, of course, there’s the the other side of the coin that believes being cold doesn’t give you a cold. Or can it? In this version of AsapSCIENCE, studies point out the obvious correlation between cold weather and sickness. Ahh, but hold your horses. There are other factors contributing to the overall debate. Listen in to see if your mom was right.

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26 Mar 2013

People vs. Winter

Slipping and sliding are the norm of the day, as Old Man Winter exacts his revenge on ordinary folk in this icy video from The Poke. See you back here on LOL next Tuesday for another slide through the lighter side of life. — The Wickel

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05 Feb 2013

On Donner! On Blitzen!

How do you break the monotony when you’re cut off from the outside world by thousands of miles of frozen tundra and must survive a long winter featuring some of the most bone-chilling temperatures on the planet? The residents of Yakutia — one of the harshest regions of Russia — dispel the cold and isolation with an annual tournament in the village of Khatastyr highlighted by a series of reindeer races. RT America reports.

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01 Jan 2013

It’s a Winter Wonderland

The 14th Harbin Ice and Snow World has opened in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. The Ice and Snow World covers 750,000 square meters with more than 2,000 ice sculptures, from small delicate creations to enormous palaces. More from JewishNewsOne.

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30 Dec 2012

The Squirrel and the Swallow

A squirrel and a swallow form an unlikely friendship, their alliance helping them ward off evil even after winter arrives and the swallow flies south for the season. This kind-hearted, but also surreal animated short comes from the Netherlands. Arjan Boeve directed, adapting the story from the writings of Toon Tellegen. H/T Kuriositas

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25 Nov 2012

Aurora Borealis

Sometimes called “The Dance of the Spirits,” the Aurora Borealis is a natural light display visible through the winter months, particularly in high latitude regions of the Arctic. This time-lapse by Chris Tandy captures the Northern Lights last January in the Kvæfjord and Harstad areas of northern Norway. The majority of the displays involve undulating patterns of green light, but in rare instances, red and blue lights can also be seen.

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What causes the Aurora? Theories about its origins have been debated for centuries and common misconceptions persist that the aurora is the sun’s rays scattered off ice crystals in the high atmosphere. In truth, the light is created more than 100km above Earth’s surface as high-speed electrons and protons ejected from the sun in a solar flare collide with air molecules in the upper atmosphere.

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