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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

Could a full moon be to blame for a poor night’s sleep?

Scientists working in Switzerland say they have "some of the first convincing scientific evidence" that the full moon interferes with sleep.

Eleanor Imster

July 28, 2013

This date in science: “I am Jeremiah Dixon”

With Charles Mason, he established the Mason-Dixon line, which later marked a cultural boundary between the U.S. North and South.

Deborah Byrd

July 27, 2013

An environmentally friendly battery made from wood

Scientists have developed a battery made from a sliver of wood coated with tin that shows promise for becoming an environmentally friendly energy source.

Editors of EarthSky

July 24, 2013