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Formaldehyde might have helped start life on Earth
According to Dr. George Cody, a substance we usually think of as toxic - formaldehyde - might have helped set the stage for life on Earth.
April 25, 2011
Earthquake clusters likely a coincidence, study suggests
Scientists find that large earthquake clusters do not increase the global seismic hazard for other damaging earthquakes far from the main shock region.
April 24, 2011
Daniel Speiser on chitons with eyes made of rock
Daniel Speiser led a study showing some small mollusks have evolved an unusual way to see the world, through hundreds of tiny eyes across their shells.
April 20, 2011
Sven Lindblad: Global community needs Arctic environment to thrive
Sven Lindblad has forged a legacy of respectful tourism. In 2011, he was part of the Aspen Institute Commission on Arctic Climate Change.
April 20, 2011
Mandy Joye on the Gulf oil spill, one year later
EarthSky spoke to Mandy Joye, a marine expert at the University of Georgia, about the spill’s continuing effects on local waters.
April 20, 2011
Outwitting deadbeat cuckoo finches as parents
Some bird species in Zambia have evolved novel strategies to evict eggs left by parasitic cuckoo finches.
April 19, 2011
A satellite transmitter chronicles a whimbrel’s migrations
A whimbrel's journey is tracked by a satellite transmitter so scientists can track her yearly journeys from the Virgin Islands to northwestern Canada and back.
April 19, 2011
Horses know you, study suggests
A study suggests that horses who know their trainers have a good concept of person. However, a trainer working with a new horse can expect less success.
April 18, 2011
Ancestors of land plants revealed
The study is called "Origin of land plants: Do conjugating green algae hold the key?"
April 17, 2011
Pool of Arctic meltwater could change global ocean circulation patterns, and more
Scientists are concerned that melting water in the Arctic Ocean could change global ocean circulation patterns, alter climate and decimate marine fisheries.
April 17, 2011
