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It's unlikely any aliens call Kepler-37b home: it's thought to be rocky, with no atmosphere, and hugs its sun in a 13-day orbit cycle, meaning surface temperature is terribly high.
ENGADGET: NASA's Kepler telescope spies smallest planet to date, no aliens
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So in the last year of their 17-year life cycle, when the soil temperature reaches about 64 degrees Fahrenheit, they crawl out of the ground by the billions.
NPR: Roar of the Cicada
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Birds use temperature as a cue for many life-cycle decisions.
CNN: Ninety years of birdwatchers' notes going online
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Other factors, such as your menstrual cycle or heavy exercise, can affect your temperature.
CNN: Fever
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DMI, Henrik Svensmark, reasoned that if the solar cycle were linked to the earth's temperature, cosmic rays could be part of the chain.
ECONOMIST: Global warming: In flux | The
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The 60-year cycle is particularly easy to observe in significant surface temperature maxima that occurred in 1880-1881, 1940-1941, and 2000-2001.
FORBES: Global Warming? No, Natural, Predictable Climate Change
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In addition to detecting water levels and temperature, the chips help keep the laundry weight load balanced, which can make the spin cycle quieter.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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That output is known to vary during the course of the 11-year sunspot cycle, as well as over the longer term, and although such changes have not been matched to temperature changes in the way that rises in the level of greenhouse gases have been, they may still be making a contribution.
ECONOMIST: Changing science