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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.

Editors of EarthSky

January 21, 2013

World’s only recorded dinosaur stampede … maybe not

New research published in January 2013 in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology suggests the dinosaurs were swimming, not stampeding.

Deborah Byrd

January 20, 2013

Earth is undergoing true polar wander, scientists say

Scientists developed a computer model to identify four possible instances of true polar wander in the past. And, they say, true polar wander is happening now.

Deborah Byrd

January 20, 2013

Barnacle sex is even stranger than we thought

Gooseneck barnacles can mate by throwing their sperm into the surf. Commence seamen puns.

Alex Reshanov

January 18, 2013

Video: The deer that thinks it’s a sheep

You will love this video. The deer attached himself to the sheep in early December 2012. He shows no sign of leaving.

Deborah Byrd

January 18, 2013

Video: Breathtaking time-lapse of California’s Yosemite Park

An amazing time-lapse video project that covers Yosemite National Park's 1,200 square miles (about 3,000 square kilometers) of beautiful scenery.

David Callejas

January 17, 2013

Yaks are back

Conservationists find nearly 1,000 wild yaks in remote Tibetan Plateau

Eleanor Imster

January 17, 2013

New South Pole marker gives Pluto and Armstrong a shout out

The new South Pole marker has been moved to its correct location for 2013. A new plaque on top honors Neil Armstrong and the dwarf planet Pluto.

Deborah Byrd

January 16, 2013

Long term global warming trend continues

2012 was the ninth warmest year in the 132-year record. The ten warmest years have all occurred since 1998. The last cooler-than-average year was 1976.

Eleanor Imster

January 16, 2013