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Younger trees excel at capturing – and storing – carbon
New research indicates younger trees are better able to absorb and store carbon from the atmosphere. Read more why this might help fight climate change.
October 8, 2023
Do solar eclipses affect Earth’s atmosphere?
Hear from a ham radio operator about how solar eclipses temporarily affect Earth's upper atmosphere, or ionosphere. Eclipses can disrupt radio signals and GPS in the region where the eclipse is passing.
October 6, 2023
Boo to a goose. Facial recognition used to study wildlife
Facial recognition software used to study the social behavior of individual geese in Europe will soon be used to monitor rare geese in South Australia.
October 5, 2023
Which bird migrates the farthest?
Which bird migrates the farthest? Over its lifetime of about 30 years, an Arctic tern can fly nearly 3 times the distance from the Earth to the moon.
October 5, 2023
Astronomers have noctalgia (sky grief), or sadness at the loss of dark skies
Astronomers are using a new word to express their grief over the loss of dark skies: noctalgia. Learn more about sky grief here.
September 29, 2023
Sycamore Gap tree in the U.K., remembered in images
Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland National Park was felled overnight on September 27-28, 2023. Here are a few images of the tree flooding social media.
September 28, 2023
Caddisfly larvae are tiny rock masons. One built this case
A longtime contributor to EarthSky Community Photos, Sheryl R. Garrison, captured this cool image of a rock casing built by a caddisfly. Read Sheryl's story here.
September 26, 2023
What is this weird golden orb from the seafloor?
Scientists have retrieved a weird object from the Gulf of Alaska. Dubbed the "golden orb," it's still a mystery. But now we know it's biological in origin.
September 25, 2023
Extreme rainfall and flooding as Earth warms
Global warming puts more water vapor in Earth's atmosphere. The water vapor will fall out of storms in extreme rainfall and flooding.
September 22, 2023
Why does Earth have 4 seasons every year?
Some assume our planet's changing distance from the sun causes the four seasons. But it's actually the tilt of the Earth's axis.
September 22, 2023
