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EarthSky featured blogger in Best Science Writing Online 2012
EarthSky Lifeform of the Week blogger has a post included in the 2012 edition of Best Science Writing Online. Congratulations, Alex! We are proud of you.
October 10, 2012
James Holden explores life thriving in deep, hot undersea vents
Deep in cracks of hot undersea volcanoes, microbes inhale hydrogen and carbon dioxide and exhale methane. They might help scientists understand life beyond Earth.
October 10, 2012
Making sense of astronomical misconceptions
Shortly after posting my last blog, I was abducted by aliens who flew me to Thermoman's home planet of Ultron where I was taught secrets of the universe.
October 10, 2012
Drawing a line, with carbon nanotubes
New low-cost, durable carbon nanotube sensors can be etched with mechanical pencils.
October 9, 2012
Large water reservoirs at the dawn of stellar birth
Massive amounts of water vapor discovered in a gas and dust cloud could one day provide a rich water reservoir to feed potential new planets.
October 9, 2012
Tibetan Buddhist statue carved from iron meteorite
Scientists at University of Stuttgart found that a Buddhist statue known as Iron Man has geochemistry matching the 15,000-year-old Chinga meteorite.
October 9, 2012
Photos from friends: Beautiful auroras on October 8-9, 2012
CME that left sun on October 4, 2012 interacted with Earth's magnetic field, causing beautiful displays of the aurora, or northern lights, on night of October 8-9.
October 9, 2012
View from space: Sea ice 2012 versus sea ice 1984
Two maps, created from satellite data, compare the Arctic ice minimum extents in 2012 and 1984.
October 8, 2012
Sleeping brain behaves as if it’s remembering something
UCLA researchers have for the first time measured the activity of a brain region known to be involved in learning, memory and Alzheimer's disease during sleep.
October 8, 2012
Amazonian tree rings reveal past rainfall
Scientists used tree rings from just eight cedar trees in Bolivia to make a detailed picture of rainfall patterns across the Amazon basin over the last century.
October 8, 2012
