Dark skies of Utah timelapse

You'll love this spectacular timelapse of the summer night sky over Utah.

410 million-year-old extinct spider crawls again

Fossils of an ancient extinct arachnid – one of the first predators on land – let scientists create this video showing the spider's crawl.

Arctic shorebirds may help disperse plants all the way to South America

Migrating Arctic shorebirds may play an important role in the long-distance dispersal of mosses and liverworts to remote regions in North and South America.

Timelapse video of a microburst

This short timelapse video of a microburst in the desert, with images every 30 seconds, makes you feel nature’s awesome power.

Typhoon Neoguri pounds Japanese islands of Okinawa, heads on

Neoguri is still expected to make landfall near Kyushu, Japan on Wednesday evening according to U.S. clocks, early Thursday a.m. locally in Japan.

Baltoro Glacier is a river of ice in Pakistan

At 63 kilometers (39 miles) in length, Baltoro Glacier in Pakistan is one of the longest non-polar glaciers in the world.

6.9-magnitude earthquake in Chiapas on July 7

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake is a major earthquake and can be expected to cause damage. No Pacific-wide tsunami warning issued.

First haboob of 2014 in Phoenix on July 3

Check out these dramatic shots of the July 3 dust storm – aka haboob – washing over Phoenix, Arizona. Thanks to all who posted on EarthSky's Facebook page.

Blue whale, largest species on Earth, washes onto New Zealand beach

Officials say the whale, which is thought to weigh about 100 tons, is unlikely to be moved from its final resting place.

Watch, as a Pallas’s cat sees a camera outside its den

Watch a shy Pallas's cat in its mountain habitat in the Himalayas, as it realizes there's a camera outside its den. Aw!

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