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Billions of orphan Jupiters adrift in Milky Way galaxy?
Astronomers have discovered 10 free-floating, Jupiter-sized planets in our galaxy and say these objects might be more common than stars.
May 19, 2011
Andrée Carter on a climate of collaboration in Bangladesh
Andrée Carter reviews how local people in Bangladesh are supported in conducting their own inquiry into the local effects of climate change and how they can adapt.
May 18, 2011
Neanderthal hunting tactics hidden in reindeer teeth
Neanderthal hunters likely had sophisticated hunting practices similar to those of later humans in the Upper Paleolithic.
May 18, 2011
Striped bark scorpion deep in the heart of Texas
Live in the Texas Hill Country a while, and you'll probably experience the painful sting of the striped bark scorpion. But don't worry, it's usually not fatal.
May 17, 2011
Land crab species disappeared from Hawaii 1,000 years ago
It's a new land crab species we'll never see. They disappeared about 1,000 years, not long after the first humans arrived to the Hawaiian Islands.
May 17, 2011
Tarantulas shoot silk from feet
Life-saving silk threads keep delicate tarantulas from falling.
May 17, 2011
Comet Hartley 2 is tumbling, at a changing rate
Astronomers from the Planetary Science Institute say the discovery of the changing rate of rotation of the nucleus of Comet Hartley 2 is a first.
May 17, 2011
Endeavour space shuttle takes final flight
In 1992 Dan Brandenstein commanded the first flight of the space shuttle Endeavour. He spoke with EarthSky about Endeavour's final launch May 16, 2011.
May 16, 2011
Young T. rex-like dinosaurs didn’t hunt like grown-ups
Fossils from Juvenile Tarbosaurus dinosaurs from Mongolia reveals that youngsters of that species didn't compete with adults for food.
May 16, 2011
Seamounts and knolls are largely unknown ocean oases
A recent study highlights how seamounts and knolls are ecologically and commercially important areas in need of additional research and protection.
May 15, 2011
