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Vultures foraging far and wide face a poisonous future
A first ever study of the range and habits of white-backed vultures across southern Africa shows that they often shun national parks, preferring to forage further afield on private farmland.
January 31, 2013
Video: Marriage proposal by aurora light
Man proposes to his sweetheart as the aurora borealis - or northern lights - glow around them.
January 31, 2013
Stormy weather is no match for microbes
Hearty microorganisms float in the harsh air of hailstorms and hurricanes.
January 31, 2013
6.0-magnitude earthquake in southeast Alaska on January 31
This Alaska quake is one of several moderately large earthquakes that happened yesterday and today along the eastern edge of the Ring of Fire.
January 31, 2013
A waning moon and its halo as seen through a willow tree
Today's image of a waning moon and its halo as seen through the branches of a willow tree comes from EarthSky Facebook friend Michael Flood.
January 30, 2013
There’s more to astronomers’ favorite planetary nursery than previously thought
Astronomers have used a new method to determine the mass of the planetary nursery around the star TW Hydrae.At a distance of merely 176 light-years from Earth, this is the closest star that is currently forming new planets.
January 30, 2013
Pine beetle attacks alter climate over Canadian forests
Scientists studying mountain pine beetle outbreaks in British Columbia have found that summer temperatures over affected areas of the forest have risen by 1ºC.
January 30, 2013
View from space: Severe weather in U.S. East on January 30
In this image from the NOAA GOES-13 satellite, you can see a line of clouds that stretch from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
January 30, 2013
6.7-magnitude earthquake in Chile on January 30
The quake was said to have shaken the windows of buildings in Chile's capital, Santiago, which was 486 kilometers (364 miles) to the south of the epicenter.
January 30, 2013
Identifying habitable zones around stars
Researchers have developed an updated model for determining whether discovered planets fall within a habitable zone – where they could be capable of having liquid water and thus sustaining life.
January 30, 2013
