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Cities affect temperatures 1,000 miles away
We're not talking about the "urban heat island effect." This study focused on how "waste heat" from cities affects global weather patterns.
January 28, 2013
Photos from friends: First full moon of 2013
Beautiful photos of January 2013 full moon, as captured by EarthSky Facebook friends. Thank you all.
January 27, 2013
Dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate at night
Scientists have discovered that African dung beetles can use the Milky Way to help them navigate at night.
January 26, 2013
Rare photo of aurora australis – southern lights – and bioluminescence
Astrophotographer Colin Legg - who calls himself "a geologist by day and photographer by night" - captured this scene shortly after the CME struck.
January 24, 2013
Best photos of night-shining clouds seen from ISS
Enjoy this gallery of images of night-shining clouds, taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
January 23, 2013
Video of dolphin seeking help from divers
This video of an injured dolphin who approaches a group of scuba divers seeking help really is spectacular.
January 23, 2013
Update on 2012-2013 winter in the United States
This upcoming week looks exceedingly cold for the U.S. East. Some areas could see high temperatures only in the teens or perhaps colder by the end of this week.
January 23, 2013
Thousands of microbe species cross Pacific to North America in upper atmosphere
Scientists have identified more than 2,800 bacterial species that were deposited onto Mt. Bachelor, Oregon during two trans-Pacific dust plume events in 2011.
January 22, 2013
Plastic fragments found in fish
Scientists have found tiny fragments of plastic in the digestive systems of fish pulled from the English Channel.
January 21, 2013
Jeffrey Paine: Retreating shoreline along Texas Gulf coast
The Texas Gulf coast is among the most dynamic environments on Earth. Jeffrey Paine talks about the retreating coastline, and the risks and value of human activity there.
January 21, 2013
