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California drought now the norm?

California drought patterns have occurred much more frequently in recent decades, says a new study.

April 6, 2016

Ocean temps predict heat waves 50 days out

Scientists identified what they call the Pacific Extreme Pattern - warm seawater next to cool seawater - and showed its connection to heat waves weeks later.

Deborah Byrd

April 3, 2016

Sea-level rise underestimated by half?

A new study suggests that sea-level rise over the next 100 years could be nearly double earlier estimates.

Editors of EarthSky

April 1, 2016

Evolution insights from a walking cavefish

Fish evolved into the first land vertebrates 420 million years ago. Clues to that fins-to-limbs transformation may lie in a walking blind cavefish in Thailand.

Shireen Gonzaga

March 30, 2016

Beauty of the northern lights

Gorgeous 5-minute video of the northern lights in February and March 2016 - captured in still images, panoramas, time-lapse and real-time videos.

Eleanor Imster

March 29, 2016

Watch giant ice bridge collapse

An ice bridge collapsed at Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina earlier this month. Hundreds of tourists and locals gathered to witness the dramatic event.

EarthSky Voices

March 29, 2016

Another record low for Arctic sea ice

At 5.6 million square miles, 2016 had the lowest winter sea ice maximum in the 37-year satellite record. It's slightly lower than the previous record, set last year.

Deborah Byrd

March 29, 2016

Pavlof Volcano in Alaska erupts

Huge ash plume caused airline re-routings. Falling ash, volcanic lightning and lava fountaining from summit. By Tuesday morning, eruption was declining.

Deborah Byrd

March 29, 2016

Could our sun emit killer superflare?

Solar eruptions from our sun are nothing compared to eruptions from some other stars - so-called 'superflares'. Two scientists say our sun could also be a superflare star.

EarthSky Voices

March 27, 2016