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Microplastics found in remote Pyrenees Mountains
Microplastic particles - too small for the human eye to see - were blown into the once pristine region by the wind, according to a new study.
May 6, 2019
Scientists explain mysterious, celestial STEVE
STEVE is a majestic sky phenomenon, similar to well-known auroras, but not as well understood. Now, a new study provides an explanation.
May 2, 2019
What caused the Great Dying?
New evidence that volcanic eruptions caused the Great Dying, a mass extinction 252 million years ago that killed off 95% of life on Earth.
April 26, 2019
Rain over Asia foreshadows intense California heat
When heavy rain falls over Southeast Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean, temperatures in California's Central Valley will reach 100 degrees F (38 C) in 4 to 16 days, says a new study.
April 23, 2019
This Cthulhu-like creature crawled the ancient seafloor
Paleontologists have named the 430 million-year-old fossil of a tentacled sea creature after horror author H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu monster.
April 19, 2019
Ancient ‘Texas Serengeti’ had rhinos, alligators, 12 kinds of horses
A new study of fossils unearthed by Depression-era workers reveal that camels, antelopes and relatives of modern elephants and dogs were among the animals that roamed a veritable "Texas Serengeti" millions of years ago.
April 19, 2019
Check out this peregrine falcon webcam
An EarthSky community member - Jody Kuchar - alerted us to the webcam, which is based in Wisconsin. Thank you, Jody!
April 14, 2019
Dust devil tracks on Mars, seen from orbit
In this new image from ESA's ExoMars orbiter, you can see the winding, crisscrossing tracks of hundreds of dust devils on Mars' surface.
April 10, 2019
Today in science: Bingham Canyon landslide
On April 10, 2013, one of the largest non-volcanic landslides in the history of North America took place at the Bingham Canyon mine in Utah.
April 10, 2019
What causes landslides and mudslides?
The trigger is usually water. Excessive rainfall can trigger landslides and mudslides because it’s heavy and adds extra weight to the land.
April 10, 2019
