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EarthSky wins Global Media Award for population reporting
EarthSky has been named Best Radio Show of 2011 by the Population Institute for its excellence in population reporting.
January 12, 2012
How guppy females avoid sexual harassment
Researchers have found that Trinidadian guppies actively avoid being harassed by lusty males by hanging out with more attractive females.
January 10, 2012
What makes a rooster decide to crow?
The answer from scientists is that it has something to do with an alarm clock.
January 9, 2012
Couch potato pill might help prevent deaths from heat stroke
The "couch potato pill" - said in 2008 to build muscle and increase endurance in mice without exercise - might help prevent deaths due to overheating in those who are susceptible.
January 9, 2012
Zoom in on the Omega Nebula, star birthplace
This video was created from images captured by ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT.) Zoom into the dusty pink core of the Omega Nebula, star nursery.
January 5, 2012
View from space: Comet Lovejoy video
Watch a video of how Comet Lovejoy looked to astronauts on the ISS
January 4, 2012
Daniel Levitin on our musical brain
Music activates neurons in more regions of the brain than almost anything else scientists know of and causes the release of neurochemicals in our brains.
January 4, 2012
70,000+ EarthSky friends on Facebook!
With 18,000 friends on Facebook for EarthSky en Espanol and 52,000 friends on our English-language Facebook page ... the party is just starting.
January 3, 2012
Humble people are more helpful, study shows
Past studies said the decision to help depends on things like time pressure, and the number of bystanders. But self-identified humility trumps these other factors.
January 2, 2012
Deborah Byrd and EarthSky receive major award for science advocacy
The CCAS Arts & Sciences Advocacy Award honors an individual or organization demonstrating exemplary advocacy for the arts and sciences,
January 1, 2012
