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The world’s fastest bird is the Peregrine falcon

When in its hunting dive, the Peregrine falcon is the fastest bird - in fact, the fastest animal - on Earth. Get a bird's-eye view of the flight in this video.

Editors of EarthSky

April 30, 2023

How a Venus flytrap knows when to shut

A fly, attracted to nectar on a strange leaf shaped like an open clam, is about to have a really bad day. Fly, meet the Venus flytrap.

Shireen Gonzaga

April 28, 2023

Coming El Niño will bring hotter ocean temps

La Niña is gone and El Niño is coming. Scientists say El Niño will bring hotter temperatures to the ocean. Read why El Niño should make oceans warmer.

EarthSky Voices

April 27, 2023

Oddly shaped suns and moons on the horizon

When light from the sun or the moon travels through more atmosphere to your eyes, you see oddly shaped suns or moons in interesting and beautiful ways.

Theresa Wiegert

April 26, 2023

A geomagnetic storm is caused by activity on the sun

A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance in Earth's magnetic field, caused by activity on the sun. The current solar cycle number 25 has triggered a few of them.

Deborah Byrd

April 19, 2023

California flood risk rises as snow melts

The California flood risk is rising as the epic snowpack is melting in the warmer spring weather. Learn more about the flooding risk here.

EarthSky Voices

April 19, 2023

Was Snowball Earth more of a slushball?

Snowball Earth might have been more of a slushball, scientists say. More temperate regions with pockets of slushy waters would have allowed life to survive.

Paul Scott Anderson

April 14, 2023

See 13 volcanoes from space in this video

See 13 volcanoes from space in this new video from the European Space Agency. Plus, learn about the recently active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

April 14, 2023