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This date in science: Carl Ritter, one of first modern geographers, born

On August 7, 1779, Carl Ritter, considered one of the first modern geographers, was born.

August 7, 2013

Is meat grown in labs the next logical step for food production?

Lab-grown meat might seem like a shake-up in the world of agriculture, but it's really part of the trajectory that agricultural technology is already following.

EarthSky Voices

August 6, 2013

This date in science: The 1945 bombing of Hiroshima

Japan marked the 68th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing earlier today with a somber ceremony

Deborah Byrd

August 6, 2013

Making a mini Mona Lisa

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have “painted” the Mona Lisa on a substrate surface approximately 30 microns in width – or one-third the width of a human hair.

Editors of EarthSky

August 5, 2013

Shark Week 2013 brings new sharks and live talk shows

Shark stories, tweets, a Google hangout, comedy talk shows - and why it's a bad week for a seal named Snuffy - in Discovery's 26th annual Shark Week.

Shireen Gonzaga

August 4, 2013

This date in science: First U.S. patent issued

The first U.S. patent was for a new method of making potash, an early industrial chemical, used to make soap and other products.

Elizabeth Howell

Deborah Byrd

July 31, 2013

Incredible videos of a tornado striking near Milan, Italy

Incredible must-see footage of a tornado sweeping near Milan, Italy on July 29, 2013.

Matt Daniel

July 30, 2013

A hippie’s defense of GMOs

"I'm a crazy hippie. I go to Burning Man every year ... I have a pretty solid understanding of how genes work. And ultimately, I'm just not that scared of GMOs." - SaulofHearts

EarthSky Voices

July 29, 2013

Tropical Storm Flossie pushing into Hawaii

If Flossie hits the Big Island as a tropical storm, it will be the first tropical storm to strike Hawaii directly since 1958. Heavy rains, gusty winds, mudslides, dangerous surf.

Matt Daniel

July 29, 2013