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Are dogs a good judge of character? New study says maybe not

Many people think their dogs are good judges of a person’s character, but new research indicates there is no evidence that dogs form opinions of people.

Shireen Gonzaga

July 25, 2025

What are hole-punch clouds, aka fallstreak holes?

Have you ever seen a fallstreak hole or hole-punch clouds? They're a type of cloud with a flat layer interrupted by a big hole, often with wisps at the center.

Editors of EarthSky

July 10, 2025

Human dam-building has caused a small (but astonishing) pole shift

Human dam-building - nearly 7,000 dams from 1835 to 2011 - has shifted Earth's poles and caused a drop in global sea levels.

Deborah Byrd

July 8, 2025

Calculating whether an asteroid might hit Earth

How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid might hit Earth? And why does the likelihood often go up before dropping to zero?

EarthSky Voices

July 4, 2025

A Stone Age ocean voyage re-enacted by daring scientists

Scientists re-enacted a Stone Age voyage from Taiwan to the Ryuku Islands of southern Japan using a canoe made from replica tools of that period.

Shireen Gonzaga

July 3, 2025

Blazing daylight fireball reported over U.S. Southeast!

Several reports were posted on social media of a rare daylight fireball that was seen over several southern states in the U.S. on June 26, 2025.

Marcy Curran

June 26, 2025

Another SpaceX Starship explosion! Huge fireball during test

A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during a static-fire test on June 18, at SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. See the video.

Deborah Byrd

June 19, 2025

Oldest known human fingerprint found on Neanderthal art

Archaeologists in Spain found the oldest known human fingerprint on a rock, marking the nose on artwork by a Neanderthal. Forensic science helped uncover it.

EarthSky Voices

June 17, 2025