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Media we love: Archaeology from Space by Sarah Parcak

Archaeology from Space by Sarah Parcak explains how satellite imagery can reveal hidden antiquities from the Egyptians, Maya, Vikings and more.

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Media we love: The Big Ones, a book review

The Big Ones by Lucy Jones looks at some of history's most destructive natural events, how they changed our world and ways to prepare and recover.

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Cover of the book Planet Earth, Past and Present showing meteors hitting a volcanically active surface and the title plus author plus publisher's names.

Media we love: Planet Earth, Past and Present

Learn about Michael Carroll's book Planet Earth, Past and Present. The richly illustrated book looks at history, habitability, our solar system and more.

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Book cover with big eclipsed sun and word Totality in all caps.

Media we love: Totality, The Great North American Eclipse of 2024

Read a book review of "Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024" by Mark Littmann and Fred Espenak. Reviewed by Bruce McClure.

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Media we love: Black Mirror, a dystopian sci-fi TV series

In this installment of Media We Love, EarthSky writer Lia De La Cruz recommends Black Mirror, a TV series that taps into unease about the modern world.

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Cover of book on super volcanoes.

Media we love: Super Volcanoes

"Super Volcanoes" by Robin George Andrews is about the superiority of volcanoes, from Yellowstone's supervolcano to icy geysers in the outer solar system.

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Media We Love: The Merlin Bird ID app

In this installment of Media We Love, EarthSky editor Kelly Kizer Whitt recommends the Merlin Bird ID app. It's a free app! Learn how it works here.

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Media we love: The Doomsday Book

In this installment of Media we love, EarthSky editor Kelly Kizer Whitt recommends The Doomsday Book by Marshall Brain.

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Poster showing Opportunity rover on Mars.

Media We Love: Good Night Oppy Review

Read this movie review for Good Night Oppy, the story of the twin sisters Martian rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Learn about the movie here.

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Media we love: The Age of Miracles

Media we love! Deborah Byrd recommends The Age of Miracles, apocalyptic fiction set against the background of an unexplained natural slowing in Earth's spin.

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Book cover showing a painting of multi-colored towering clouds.

Media we love: The book A Cloud a Day

Media we love: EarthSky editors recommend "A Cloud a Day," a gorgeous book for those who love to gaze upward, filled with rich photos and informative text.

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Media we love: For All Mankind

Media we love: EarthSky editors recommend For All Mankind, an alternate history depicting what would have happened if the global space race had never ended.

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Media we love: Altered Carbon, The End of Everything

Media we love! Deborah Byrd reviews season 1 of TV's Altered Carbon. Kelly Kizer Whitt reviews the book The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking).

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Earth flies between Jupiter and the sun today

Giant Jupiter is closest to Earth for 2024 on December 6. Then Earth will fly between the sun and Jupiter - bringing Jupiter to opposition - on December 7.

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Meteor shower guide 2024: The Geminids best December 13-14

The Geminids will be best overnight on December 12-13. Your 2024 meteor shower guide here. Under dark skies you might catch about 10 per hour.

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Meteor showers are here: Top 10 tips for watching

Meteor showers are unpredictable but nothing beats them for a fun and relaxing time under the stars. Here's our 10 tips to maximize your meteor viewing time.

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Sunflowers are pretty and helpful: Lifeform of the week

Sunflowers are amazing. You can benefit from all their parts. They offer us food, oil and biodiesel and they even help the land recover after nuclear disasters.

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Animal with very long black and white quills on its back and brown furry head, neck and short legs.

Spiky porcupines are our lifeform of the week

Porcupines are peaceful rodents, but if they feel threatened, they have a dangerous weapon they are not afraid to use: sharp quills.

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Two black birds, beaks nearly touching, perched on top twigs of an evergreen tree.

Crows – extremely smart birds – are our lifeform of the week

Crows are some of the most intelligent animals in the world. They are also sociable birds that create their own gangs, show empathy and love to have fun!

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Lifeform of the week: Snails are full of surprises

There are many surprising facts about land snails. Did you know a snail is both male and female? And they can have 25,000 teeth? More here!

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