Mireya Mayor, NFL cheerleader turned scientist

A new book by Mireya Mayor recounts how she went from NFL cheerleader a primatologist and a host of WILD and survived a plane crash.

An unusual fossil from the Yunnan Province in China

A new-found fossil reveals the soft body of a 500-million-year-old undersea creature. Hemichordate Galeaplumosus abilus may provide clues to the evolution of vertebrates like us.

Earthquake in Japan was not expected to be 9.0 magnitude

The March 2011 earthquake near Japan - which reached 9 on the Richter scale – was not anticipated for that region of the ocean, geophysicists say.

Numbat babies: Cute and endangered Australian marsupials

These numbat babies are part of a Perth Zoo program to save the endangered Australian marsupial from extinction.

David Monsma on new report on Arctic: The Shared Future

David Monsma of the Arctic Institute describes key findings and recommendations of a new report - The Shared Future - from the Commission on Arctic Climate Change.

EarthSky to report on Arctic Climate Change

When the Commission on Arctic Climate Change released its final report in March 2011, EarthSky was there to capture interviews.

Decorah Eagle Cam, two eggs have hatched

Two eggs have hatched, and the next baby eagle is due within three days at the Decorah Eagle Cam, in Iowa.

Egyptian cobra is slippery escape artist

Visitors to the Bronx Zoo can breathe easier now its famous escaped Egyptian cobra has been caught.

Unusual bow-tie penguins discovered off southern Chile

"They appear to be all dressed up with nowhere to go," said Dr. Wills Derekson, who made the discovery.

Freshwater content of the Arctic Ocean increased since 1990s

Freshwater in the Arctic Ocean has increased since the 1990s. The increase may be due to melting sea ice, input from rivers, and changes in ocean circulation.