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Deborah Byrd

Dogs do it. Dolphins do it. Now corn, too, displays altruism.

Researchers studying corn seeds have found evidence that full "siblings" preferentially feed each other. They describe this behavior as altruism among corn.

Deborah Byrd

February 4, 2013

Video: Golden ring, and dragon tail, from our sun

The sun released two especially interesting and beautiful features on January 31, 2013. See pics and video of the ring-shaped prominence and Dragon Tail filament here.

David Callejas

Deborah Byrd

February 3, 2013

Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area in eastern Arizona

Today's image shows Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area. It's desert today, but, millions of years ago, it was a floodplain populated by stately trees.

Deborah Byrd

February 3, 2013

6.0-magnitude earthquake in southeast Alaska on January 31

This Alaska quake is one of several moderately large earthquakes that happened yesterday and today along the eastern edge of the Ring of Fire.

Deborah Byrd

January 31, 2013

View from space: Severe weather in U.S. East on January 30

In this image from the NOAA GOES-13 satellite, you can see a line of clouds that stretch from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Deborah Byrd

January 30, 2013

6.7-magnitude earthquake in Chile on January 30

The quake was said to have shaken the windows of buildings in Chile's capital, Santiago, which was 486 kilometers (364 miles) to the south of the epicenter.

Deborah Byrd

January 30, 2013

Rising full moon silhouettes

The most beautiful video you'll see today. Real time video of silhouettes in front of the rising moon.

Deborah Byrd

January 30, 2013

5.3-magnitude earthquake off coast of Oregon on January 29

Quake occurred 170 miles (274 kilometers) off Oregon coast. No tsunami warning. No reports of damages or injuries.

Deborah Byrd

January 30, 2013

When can you see a daytime moon?

I saw the moon in a blue sky. Why? How can this happen? I thought the moon was visible only at night!

Deborah Byrd

January 29, 2013

Video: Lunar halo seen over Israel on January 27, 2013

Time-sequence video showing a lunar halo form. The moon with its halo appears to drift as Earth turns beneath the sky. From our friends at Bareket Observatory.

Deborah Byrd

January 28, 2013

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.