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National Hurricane Center redefines the term hurricane warning
Does the new definition of "hurricane warning" come in response to the fact that hurricane warnings were not issued for Sandy?
December 5, 2012
Photos from friends: An early season aurora in Lapland
It's only when when autumn comes, and the nights begin to lengthen, that aurora season begins in earnest at northerly latitudes.
December 5, 2012
Photos from friends: December 3, 2012 line-up of three planets
No one has sent us a photo of planets above pyramids yet, but we hope someone will! Meanwhile, enjoy our friends' photos of the December 3 planets, which were seen from around the world.
December 3, 2012
Photos from friends: Jupiter and moon awesome in late November 2012
In late November, with Jupiter a week away from being closest to Earth for 2012, full moon swept past Jupiter. Enjoy the photos from EarthSky Facebook friends.
November 29, 2012
Who died during Hurricane Sandy, and why?
Hurricane Sandy took over 100 lives in the United States. Most were over the age of 65. Most deaths were from drowning.
November 27, 2012
Man-made nanoparticles in water slow fish down
Scientists think the nanoparticles damage the fish's gills, causing oxygen deprivation in the internal organs including the brain.
November 27, 2012
Your brain on sugar
Binging on soda and sweets - for as little as six weeks - might do damage to your memory.
November 27, 2012
David Stuart on the Mayan calendar and 2012 doomsday predictions
Stuart, an archaeologist and expert on the ancient Maya, told EarthSky that neither the Maya, nor their calendar, ever predicted the end of the world.
November 23, 2012
Amazing weather videos in November 2012
Check out these amazing videos that were uploaded in November - a tornado in Portugal, hail in Australia, a waterspout, and scenes from Hurricane Sandy.
November 20, 2012
Einstein’s brain was different from other people’s
Falk's team used photographs to show that Einstein's brain has a complex pattern of convolutions in the part of the brain that deals with abstract thought.
November 19, 2012
