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Top 7 EarthSky stories of 2017
Here are 7 of the most-viewed news and feature stories of this past year.
December 29, 2017
Pine Island iceberg under midnight sun
Satellite view of iceberg B-44 on December 15, near midnight.
December 29, 2017
Sorry cat-lovers: New study says dogs are smarter
The study - from a self-confessed dog lover - counted cells in animals' brains associated with thinking, planning and complex behavior.
December 28, 2017
Fossils suggest a universe filled with life
Evidence of life processes found in fossils in 3.5-billion-year-old rocks. Scientists say this work suggests life in our universe is widespread.
December 26, 2017
Scientists explain insights from ancient Tibetan ice core
A short film about an expedition to Tibet's Guliya Glacier, where scientists drilled a Stone Age ice core going back 600,000 years. Plus a report on what the ice core reveals.
December 23, 2017
Halo and sundogs over Montana
Ski resorts are the best places to see fine halo displays, like this one. Why so beautiful and why so sparkly? Details here.
December 21, 2017
Watch: Grand Canyon cloud inversion
A full cloud inversion followed by a snowstorm over Grand Canyon National Park in this gorgeous new time-lapse.
December 19, 2017
Study: A third of Asia’s glaciers likely gone by 2100
Meltwater from the glaciers supplies water to 800 million people, so that loss would mean serious consequences for water management, food security, energy production.
December 15, 2017
Arctic report card 2017
The report shows the warming trend that's transforming the Arctic region is persisting. The Arctic shows no sign of returning to reliably frozen region of recent past decades, say scientists.
December 12, 2017
