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Earthquake at Washington Monument means it needs repairs
Check out this video showing terrified visitors inside the Washington Monument as a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the U.S. East Coast on August 23, 2011.
September 27, 2011
Strong to severe geomagnetic storm in progress. Aurora alert!
A geomagnetic storm is in progress. If it's nighttime, and you're at a high latitude, go outside and look for auroras! And quit worrying, you. Just enjoy.
September 26, 2011
Green roofs: Are they green?
Green roofs might be able to compensate for urban habitat lost at ground level, but there isn't much information of how well they match ground-based habitats.
September 26, 2011
Wangari Maathai, Nobel laureate, on planting trees and protecting forests
People around the world are mourning the death of Wangari Muta Maathai, Africa's first woman Nobel laureate and Kenya's foremost environmental conservationist.
September 26, 2011
Pigs with H1N1 virus revealed by study in Africa
The first evidence pigs with H1N1 virus has been published. The study found that 89 percent of pigs tested had the virus.
September 26, 2011
Weather extremes and disasters in the summer of 2011’s
Drought and wildfires in Texas, flooding across New England, active Atlantic hurricane season, and snowstorms in the Southern Hemisphere.
September 25, 2011
Seth Herzon synthesizes natural anti-Alzheimer’s compound in lab
Seth Herzon talks to EarthSky about a potential new therapeutic treatment for Alzheimer's that's derived from a species of moss found in China.
September 25, 2011
Humboldt squid washing up on southern California beaches
High tides brought hundreds of Humboldt squid onto beaches along southern California last week. No one knows for sure why.
September 25, 2011
Cleveland Volcano: Continued unrest in Alaska
The growing lava dome might precede an explosive eruption in Alaska's Cleveland Volcano, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
September 24, 2011
Watch your own dreams on YouTube someday
UC Berkeley scientists decoded visual experiences in people's brains and reconstructed them into YouTube videos.
September 24, 2011
