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A grand year for the Geminids
The 2017 Geminid meteor shower was thought to have a better-than-average chance of producing a rich display, since the Geminids' parent body - a strange rock-comet called 3200 Phaethon - is nearby. And so it was! Photos here.
December 15, 2017
Study: A third of Asia’s glaciers likely gone by 2100
Meltwater from the glaciers supplies water to 800 million people, so that loss would mean serious consequences for water management, food security, energy production.
December 15, 2017
Exposed to wildfire smoke? 5 questions answered
The intense wildfires in southern California are triggering air quality alerts. What do health experts know about how inhaling smoke affects human health?
December 12, 2017
Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count starts December 14
Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count is one of the longest-running citizen science projects in existence. Here's how to participate.
December 8, 2017
Turning hurricanes into music
A meteorologist and a music technologist are turning data from tropical storms into musical graphs. Can listening to storms help us understand them better?
December 7, 2017
Yetis? Nope. DNA study says bears
A new DNA study of purported Yeti samples from museums and private collections is providing insight into the origins of this Himalayan legend.
December 4, 2017
See it! December’s full supermoon
December's full supermoon was the closest and brightest full moon of 2017. Wonderful photos here from the EarthSky community around the world.
December 4, 2017
Do songbirds share ‘universal grammar’?
A new study suggests that humans and songbirds have common biological hardwiring that shapes how they produce and perceive sounds.
November 30, 2017
Your dog is good for your heart
Can your dog help you live longer? Maybe, according to a new study of the association between dog ownership and cardiovascular health among more than 3.4 million Swedes.
November 29, 2017
