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Female bonobos rule the bonobo kingdom. Girl power!
Female bonobos wield power and influence by creating alliances with other females. The females don’t dominate the males but enjoy a high status.
May 5, 2025
A change of tune: Birdsong evolves, says AI-powered study
A new study of songbirds has found evidence for a dynamic musical culture, with birdsong evolving over time due to aging and migration.
May 4, 2025
Astronomers respond to President’s FY 2026 budget request
Astronomers respond to the 2026 president's budget request. The cuts would damage a broad range of research that will not be supported by the private sector.
May 3, 2025
See the best deep-sky photos of April 2025 here
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for April 2025 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!
May 3, 2025
Mountain mystery: How’d that record tree get up here?
A professor discovered a record tree in California - a Jeffrey pine - which is now the highest tree to grow in the state. Global warming is the culprit.
May 2, 2025
Gladiator bones show first-ever evidence of lion mauling
Scientists have found, for the first time, physical evidence of bite marks from a big cat, likely a lion, on the skeleton of a gladiator.
May 2, 2025
Eos: Huge nearby cloud in space was invisible … until now
Using a new technique, astronomers have discovered a huge molecular cloud in space near our solar system, dubbed Eos. It had remained undetected until now.
May 1, 2025
Family of stars set to leave home and zip across the galaxy
The Gaia mission has spotted a family of stars that is getting to ready to leave home in record time and zip in all directions across the galaxy.
May 1, 2025
Sun activity archive for May 2025
Sun activity archive for May 2025. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
May 1, 2025
Surprise! Super-Earth exoplanets in Saturn-like orbits
The discovery of a super-Earth orbiting farther from its star than Saturn orbits the sun suggests that super-Earth exoplanets are common in our galaxy.
April 30, 2025
