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Earthquake early warning system for California?

Dr. Allen talked to EarthSky about how an earthquake early warning system could work in California. Read more about the possibility for this system here.

Going bald is an inherited trait

Baldness is a genetically-inherited trait. A bald head might have been a signal of a good mate early humans. So going bald may be a neutral trait.

Jay Zwally: Greenland ice loss is canary in coal mine

"Even if there is no additional climate warming," said Jay Zwally, "sea level will continue to rise, about 16 inches over the next hundred years."

Alan Stern: ‘A Chihuahua is still a dog, and Pluto is still a planet’

"Our whole view of the solar system turned upside in the 1990s when we discovered other Pluto-like planets. It's Earth that's the misfit," says Alan Stern.

Twitter users enjoy top-ranked tweets from EarthSky

Jorge Salazar has been named one of '100 Amazing Scientists You Should Follow on Twitter.' Salazar has conducted thousands of in-depth interviews.

Could Earth’s gravity capture an asteroid?

The Earth's gravity could capture an asteroid if all the conditions - speed, size and angle - were just right.

Do the blind ‘see’ in dreams?

Do the blind dream as sighted people do? It turns out sensory experiences that are important in waking life also play a large role in dreams.

What is the rainiest place on Earth?

Cherrapunji, India holds many of the world's rainfall records. It is the rainiest place on Earth although there are other very rainy places.

Andrew Blaustein on Earth’s disappearing amphibians

"We are undergoing unprecedented extinctions right now where many populations of amphibians throughout the world are disappearing," said Andrew Blaustein.

Does Earth’s atmosphere lose molecules to space?

Earth's atmosphere is constantly moving, spurred on by energizing sunlight, and some move quickly enough to escape the grip of Earth's gravity.