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Rare Chinese white dolphin gets DNA bank
A Hong Kong conservation group has set up a DNA bank for the rare Chinese white dolphin.
January 17, 2012
Video: Seattle drivers in two inches of snow
This past weekend (January 14-15, 2012), it snowed in Seattle. Enjoy the video!
January 16, 2012
A Saturn-like ring system eclipsing a sun-like star
Astronomers found a ring system in a distant solar system when the rings blocked the light of that distant sun, and caused a temporary dimming of its light.
January 15, 2012
Gavin Schmidt is the EarthSky Science Communicator of the Year
Dr. Gavin A. Schmidt of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York is EarthSky's Science Communicator of the Year for 2011.
January 15, 2012
Map: Where the trees are
The darkest greens reveal the areas with the densest, tallest, and most robust forest growth across the U.S.
January 14, 2012
The fate of an apple on Mars
What would happen to an apple left behind by a future astronaut on the surface of the dry, cold desert planet Mars?
January 12, 2012
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
