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Best ocean photos: Are you longing for the sea?
Ocean photos from EarthSky friends across the globe in celebration of World Oceans Day 2023. Would you like to share your images?
June 1, 2023
Media We Love: The Merlin Bird ID app
In this installment of Media We Love, EarthSky editor Kelly Kizer Whitt recommends the Merlin Bird ID app. It's a free app! Learn how it works here.
May 24, 2023
How wildfire smoke can harm your health, even from far away
Wildfire smoke can affect human health even from far away, taxing lungs and exacerbating existing health problems. Learn about how to reduce your risk.
May 24, 2023
Canadian wildfires continue to rage with a smoky central US
Canadian wildfires continue to rage, with the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan producing smoke that is pouring into the U.S.
May 21, 2023
Blood Falls in Antarctica, what makes them red?
A recent study on Antarctica’s Blood Falls reveals the origins of its unique, bright red discharge. This might help in the search for life in our solar system.
May 21, 2023
Jurassic-age giant reptile was twice as big as killer whale
Scientists have discovered that a giant reptile of the Jurassic period - a pliosaur - could have been up to 47 feet in length.
May 18, 2023
Cyclone Mocha weakens rapidly over Myanmar
Powerful cyclone Mocha made landfall on Sunday in Myanmar, near the border of Bangladesh, in a populous, low-lying and war-torn region.
May 15, 2023
Scientists find 19,000 undersea volcanoes
A team of scientists has just discovered more than 19,000 undersea volcanoes, aka seamounts. This almost doubles how many we knew existed before.
May 9, 2023
Great Pacific Garbage Patch: An abundance of life
An amazing thread on Twitter - from a scientist who studies life on the high seas - about the abundance of life in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
May 6, 2023
Twin tornadoes struck near Los Angeles yesterday
Twin tornadoes struck near Los Angeles on May 4, 2023. With winds up to 76 mph (120 kph), they damaged buildings and cars, and uprooted a tree.
May 5, 2023
