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What is the smelliest substance in existence?
Skunk's spray, rotting meat, bad breath, and swamp water all have something chemically in common. Read more about the smelliest substance in existence.
April 3, 2010
How does a chameleon change colors?
We humans have the ability to hide emotions, but chameleons wear their hearts on their sleeves. Read more why a chameleon changes its colors.
March 26, 2010
How does snow form inside clouds?
Certain minerals suspended in clouds can act as the core of a fledgling snow crystal.
March 16, 2010
How does your remote control work?
With the punch of a button, your remote sends a different flashing light message, much like Morse code, for each job you want done.
March 2, 2010
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.
March 1, 2010
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.
February 22, 2010
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."
February 22, 2010
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.
February 18, 2010
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.
February 15, 2010
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.
January 25, 2010
