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Lifeform of the week: Portuguese Man o’ War
Don’t call the Portuguese Man o’ War a jellyfish. And don’t get near its stinging tentacles, even if it’s dead.
July 7, 2015
How the parrots got its chat
New findings help explain how parrots, just like humans, can talk and dance.
July 6, 2015
Many of Earth’s biggest aquifers overstressed
People around the world rely on groundwater for drinking and crop irrigation. But a new satellite data study says that many of our biggest aquifers are overstressed.
July 5, 2015
Video: Brainy octopus and its coconut
We can’t get enough of the coolness of octopuses here at Earthsky. Watch what this octopus does with coconut shells.
June 26, 2015
Earthquakes to blame for Mount Sinabung eruptions?
Scientists think there may be a link between the new volcanic activity at Mount Sinabung in Indonesia and three recent megathrust earthquakes.
June 25, 2015
Sixth mass extinction is happening now
We are entering a mass extinction that threatens humanity's existence, says a new study
June 22, 2015
Geomagnetic storm on its way, June 22 and 23
It's due to arrive sometime today (June 22, 2015). NOAA forecasters estimate a 90% chance of polar geomagnetic storms when the CME arrives. Aurora alert!
June 22, 2015
Earth’s core contains lots of sulphur
New research shows that Earth's core contains vast amounts of sulphur - 90% of our planet's sulphur - equivalent to 10% of the mass of the moon.
June 18, 2015
Tropical Depression Bill a flood threat
Bill made landfall late Tuesday morning as a tropical storm. Now weakened, it will produce heavy rain in parts of the south-central U.S. on Wednesday.
June 17, 2015
Mount Everest shifted 3 centimeters by Nepal earthquake
Located on the China-Nepal border, Mount Everest - highest mountain on Earth - sits where two of Earth's great land plates meet. Thus it's always moving ...
June 16, 2015
