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World’s oldest fossilized forest revealed
A research team has unearthed the oldest fossilized forest, dating back 385 million years, the Gilboa fossil forest, in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains.
March 2, 2012
Endangered African monkey suggests troubles from warming climate
An endangered African monkey in a rainforest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Vegetation changes may cause population drop.
March 1, 2012
A glacier crack looks like this
You read and hear about glaciers cracking. Here's what one of those cracks looks like. This is a rift in Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier.
March 1, 2012
After last ice age, coyotes shrank but wolves did not
Once large and wolf-like, coyotes ultimately became much smaller. This appears to be after the last ice age.
February 29, 2012
Growing fuel crops vs using petroleum
Which is better: bioethanol or petroleum-derived fuels? Is bioethanol converted from energy crops more sustainable than refining and using fossil fuels.
February 28, 2012
EarthSky video schedule on Galavision’s Détras del Saber spring 2012
Want more EarthSky? Speak Spanish? New EarthSky en Español video segments premiere weeknights, April 30 through May 21, 2012 on the Galavisión program Detrás del Saber.
February 25, 2012
Change in size of earliest horses driven by climate change, says study
The hotter is gets, the smaller the animal? Temperature was the most likely factor driving the change in size of the earliest horse
February 24, 2012
Cocaine and the vulnerable teen brain
New findings might help explain why risk of drug abuse and addiction increase so dramatically when cocaine use begins during teenage years.
February 23, 2012
Rocket launched into the aurora borealis
On February 18, 2012, a rocket launched by a NASA-funded team from Alaska’s Poker Flat Research Range flew straight into the heart of the aurora borealis.
February 21, 2012
Richard Baraniuk: Squid skin inspires camouflage
Richard Baraniuk is unlocking the secrets of nature's best camouflage artists - the cephalopods. He believes the animal kingdom has a lot to teach
February 20, 2012
