Are jellyfish taking over the world’s oceans?

Claims that an increase in jellyfish blooms around the world are not supported with any hard evidence or scientific analyses

Earthquake in Philippines: Fatalities and many missing

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Philippines on February 6, 2012 killing at least 15 people, with many still missing.

Stormchaser Andy Gabrielson 1987 – 2012

Stormchaser Andy Gabrielson was known for his amazing footage documenting severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. His valuable information saved many lives.

Deadly cold wave in Europe, snowfall in U.S.

A deadly cold wave has hit Europe, with over 200 dead. While most of U.S. has been mild in winter 2012, heavy snowfall hit in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska.

Cool video: Man meets mountain gorillas

Watch this cool video of a man's amazing chance encounter with a troop of wild mountain gorillas near Bwindi National Park, Uganda.

A mild winter across the United States

January 2012 is listed as the third least-snowy January for the contiguous United States since snow records began in 1966. Will there be a mild winter?

Groundhog Day: Seeing dubious connections

On Groundhog Day EarthSky blogger Larry Sessions says that, whether it's groundhogs or sunspots evidence is more important than belief.

Snowy owl sightings soar

Snowy owl sightings have soared in the lower 48 states of the U.S. in early 2012.

Most amazing high def image of Earth so far

NASA has a new Blue Marble image of Earth, released January 25, 2012. See it, plus the original, in this post.

Male house mice sing songs to impress the girls

Males house mice sing songs of individuality and kinship to attract mates.

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