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Is the pronoun ‘I’ becoming obsolete?
Thinking of plants and animals - including humans - as independent individuals might be an oversimplification, according to modern thinking in microbiology.
September 6, 2015
Plastic bits in 90% of seabirds
A new study estimates that almost all seabirds have eaten plastic.
September 2, 2015
Got a minute? Climate change/sea level rise
How is climate change connected to sea level rise? One-minute video explains.
August 28, 2015
Want to see Earth’s super predator? Look in the mirror.
Our efficient killing technologies have given rise to the human super predator. Our impacts are as extreme as our behavior, says study.
August 28, 2015
Liquid water elsewhere in our solar system?
If so, where are we likely to find it? Could we ever get to it? Would we be able to drink it? A planetary geoscientist explains.
August 26, 2015
Cosmic neutrinos confirmed at South Pole
Researchers say these high-energy neutrinos come from sources beyond our Milky Way galaxy. They say the ability to discover them heralds a new form of astronomy.
August 25, 2015
July 2015 was warmest month ever recorded
Last month's average global temperature was the all-time highest monthly temperature since record-keeping began in 1880.
August 21, 2015
View from space: Fires in US Pacific Northwest
Wildfire outbreaks have charred nearly 7 million acres this summer. Satellite view of several fires burning in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
August 18, 2015
California lacking a year’s worth of rain
Drought and more drought in California, whose accumulated rain debt now equals an average year's precipitation, according to a new study.
August 1, 2015
Exciting news! Astronomical League and EarthSky join forces
Popular astronomy website and nation’s largest federation of astronomy clubs have joined forces to bring the night sky's wonder, beauty, and mystery to the public.
July 30, 2015
