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See it! This week’s auroras and Perseids!

The beloved Perseid meteor shower peaked just as auroras were gracing our skies. Wow! See images from the EarthSky community here.

Editors of EarthSky

August 13, 2024

Flamingos are beautiful and peculiar: Lifeform of the week

Flamingos are exotic birds that eat upside down, can produce milk, are amazing parents to their chicks and sleep on one leg. How cool are they?

Cristina Ortiz

August 12, 2024

Cities worldwide now building up instead of out

A new study shows that cities around the globe have largely transitioned from growing outward to growing upward. See charts and more here.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

August 9, 2024

Gigantic jets – a rare type of lightning – caught on video

On August 4, 2024, cameras from the Astronomical Society of the Caribbean caught gigantic jets - a rare type of lightning - off the coast of Puerto Rico.

Eddie Irizarry

August 7, 2024

Evolution of penguins’ wings revealed in new fossils

A penguin fossil from 24 million years ago in New Zealand has shed new light on the evolution of penguins' wings. Read about he key fossil.

Shireen Gonzaga

August 7, 2024

Extreme weather: We haven’t seen the worst yet

Earth's climate is now changing so rapidly that traditional meteorological forecasting models are failing to predict extreme weather.

EarthSky Voices

August 6, 2024

Koalas are our cute and furry lifeform of the week

Koalas look like little toy teddy bears, but they are quite tough! They can eat leaves that would kill other animals. And their anatomy is surprising.

Cristina Ortiz

August 5, 2024