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Deborah Byrd

Einstein’s brain was different from other people’s

Falk's team used photographs to show that Einstein's brain has a complex pattern of convolutions in the part of the brain that deals with abstract thought.

Deborah Byrd

November 19, 2012

What is the world’s leggiest creature?

It's a millipede with up to 750 legs, twice as many as any other known millipede species. The video in this post shows all these legs moving together.

Deborah Byrd

November 15, 2012

How to watch today’s solar eclipse online

Need a web cam for the November 13-14, 2012 total solar eclipse? Check out these links to online viewing.

Deborah Byrd

November 13, 2012

When Alaska’s Cleveland Volcano puffs out ash

Scientists keep an eye on this volcano, which can be hazardous to aircraft. When it releases ash, its "aviation code color" may be raised from yellow to orange.

Deborah Byrd

November 12, 2012

Light earthquake in eastern Kentucky felt from Cincinnati to Atlanta

The 4.3-magnitude quake had a shallow epicenter under the Appalachian Mountains town of Blackey. No immediate reports of injuries or damages.

Deborah Byrd

November 10, 2012

Future warming likely to be on high side of climate projections, analysis finds

Climate models that project a greater rise in global temperature are likely to prove more accurate than those showing a lesser rise, scientists say.

Deborah Byrd

November 8, 2012

Strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Pacific coast of Guatemala

The November 7, 2012 earthquake in Guatemala was felt as far away as Mexico City and El Salvador. No tsunami warning is in effect at this time.

Deborah Byrd

November 7, 2012

World’s rarest whales washed up on New Zealand beach

Scientists in New Zealand have announced the identification of two exceedingly rare spade-toothed beaked whales, which washed up on a New Zealand beach in 2010.

Deborah Byrd

November 6, 2012

A black hole in the Orion Nebula?

An international team of astrophysicists says the famous Orion Nebula has a black hole at its heart, whose mass is some 200 times the mass of our sun.

Deborah Byrd

November 5, 2012

Paintballs could be used to deflect asteroid from collision course

An MIT grad student says that paintballs could deflect an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth. But the process would take time.

Deborah Byrd

November 4, 2012

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.