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Bird ranges shifting northward: Audubon study
A new study from the National Audubon Society uses 90 years of Christmas Bird Count data. It shows bird ranges shifting northward.
Deborah Byrd
January 27, 2022
Hell Creek evidence pinpoints month of dinosaur extinction
Scientists have pinpointed the exact month of dinosaur extinction to be June, by looking at sediment layers in North Dakota and fossil water lilies.
EarthSky Voices
January 27, 2022
Sweden went 1st in banning aerosol sprays on January 23, 1978
Sweden 1st to ban aerosol sprays on this date in 1978. They were propelled by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which harmed Earth's ozone layer.
Deborah Byrd
David Portree
January 23, 2022
Tonga volcano dwarfed biggest nuclear blasts ever seen, monitor says
The Tonga volcano was felt around the world. The January 15, 2022, blast sent tsunamis as far as the US West Coast.
Kelly Kizer Whitt
January 21, 2022
6th mass extinction happening now? These scientists say yes
By including invertebrates in their study and not just mammals and birds, these scientists say Earth is currently undergoing a 6th mass extinction.
Kelly Kizer Whitt
January 21, 2022
Australia ties its hottest temperature on record
Onslow, Australia, reached 50.7 C on January 13, 2022, tying its hottest temperature on record in the country and for the Southern Hemisphere.
EarthSky Voices
January 16, 2022
Shackleton expedition to magnetic south pole
On January 16, 1909, a team of Antarctic explorers thought they'd found the magnetic south pole. The magnetic south and north poles wander every year.
Deborah Byrd
January 16, 2022
Millipede fossil shows they were once as big as cars
Scientists recently announced the discovery of a large millipede fossil that shows the creatures were once as long as 9 feet (nearly 3 meters).
Kelly Kizer Whitt
January 12, 2022
Earlier tsunami warnings via magnetic fields
Scientists analyzed tsunamis from 2009 and 2010. They showed the magnetic fields of these great waves can help create earlier tsunami warnings.
Kelly Kizer Whitt
January 5, 2022
Personal solstices: EarthSky community photos
Personal solstices - photos from the EarthSky community around the world - showing what the December solstice means to them.
Editors of EarthSky
December 24, 2021
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