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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.
January 25, 2010
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.
January 25, 2010
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.
January 25, 2010
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.
January 25, 2010
Why don’t tree branches grow straight up?
Tree branches provide a way for tree leaves to act as a net for sunlight.
January 21, 2010
Coal and oil: How do they form?
Explore how temperature and lots of time - at least several million years - are the key variables in the formation of coal and oil.
January 17, 2010
Cats: How long have lived with humans?
Cats and people are depicted together in Egyptian art from nearly 4,000 years ago - but the human-cat relationship may go much farther back.
January 12, 2010
Neil deGrasse Tyson selected as EarthSky Science Communicator of the Year for 2009
EarthSky asked its 600+ Global Science Advisors vote on which scientists had best communicated with the public during 2009. Neil deGrasse Tyson's won.
January 11, 2010
Howard Herzog explains what clean coal means
Some people say there's no such thing. EarthSky asked research engineer Howard Herzog at the MIT Energy Initiative what 'clean coal' means.
December 21, 2009
Antarctic mission’s first season: Making sense of it all
It is bittersweet to reach the end of a season in Antarctic. It is good to be going home, the data that we have collected shows me there is a sobering trend.
December 17, 2009
