Think of a building shading system that intelligently adapts to changing weather conditions, and operates without an external power. This is the vision behind the Solar Gate, a new shading system ...

Forget weather apps, watch pine cones! Nature's secret forecasters open wide in sunshine, Forget weather apps, watch pine cones! Nature's secret forecasters open wide in sunshine, releasing seeds on ...

STEP 1: Attach a pine cone to a secure location outside. STEP 2: Record the humidity for your location from weather.gov and whether the pine cone is open or closed each day. Represent your data in a ...

MY YARD IS FULL of eastern white pine trees, and every three years or so, it is full of pine cones. This is one of those years. Pine cones have fallen all over the yard, the sidewalk, the driveway.

Each trip to the gutters is a view of what is happening in nature. I call this “gutter phenology.” ...

The Wisconsin DNR needs your help to collect pine cones – mature red and white pine cones, to be specific. State nurseries will pay money for the pine cones so they can be used for its reforestation ...

STEP 2: Record the humidity for your location from weather.gov and whether the pine cone is open or closed each day. Represent your data in a table. STEP 3: After two weeks, graph your data. What ...