Asteroid Vesta has revealed itself as colorful, diverse – and even older than Earth – in the first-ever orbit of an asteroid by a space probe.
Interviews
May 18, 2012
Human World
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Scientists have found the world’s oldest known human blood in the 5,300 year-old mummy known as the Iceman.
Apr 25, 2012
Human World
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How climate change might have driven turning points in human evolution.
Apr 23, 2012
Human World
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Dr. Barton received a National Medal of Science after learning that cells use the double strands of the DNA helix like a wire for long-range signaling.
Apr 12, 2012
Space
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Frank Hill told EarthSky that — while his team did suggest a drop in solar activity beginning around 2019 — they did not suggest Earth would cool as a result.
Apr 10, 2012
Space
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Astronomers have found evidence that billions of rocky planets might orbit the habitable zones around red dwarf stars in our Milky Way.
Apr 09, 2012
Earth
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Weather extremes – droughts, floods, and heat waves – on the rise worldwide over the past 50 years, are linked to climate change, according to an IPCC report.
Apr 07, 2012
Earth
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service yesterday announced $1.4 million in grants to help save bats – which play a key role in agriculture – from this deadly disease.
Apr 04, 2012
Human World
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Stuart, an archaeologist and expert on the ancient Maya, told EarthSky that neither the Maya, nor their calendar, ever predicted the end of the world.
Mar 30, 2012
Earth
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Ocean acidification is a change in ocean pH that’s happening due to increased emissions of CO2 in our modern world.
