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EarthSky to report on Arctic Climate Change
When the Commission on Arctic Climate Change released its final report in March 2011, EarthSky was there to capture interviews.
April 3, 2011
Decorah Eagle Cam, two eggs have hatched
Two eggs have hatched, and the next baby eagle is due within three days at the Decorah Eagle Cam, in Iowa.
April 3, 2011
UK study suggests mother’s happiness more important to children than father’s
An early result from a long-term study of 40,000 households in the UK suggests that a mother's happiness is key to the happiness of children.
April 3, 2011
Egyptian cobra is slippery escape artist
Visitors to the Bronx Zoo can breathe easier now its famous escaped Egyptian cobra has been caught.
April 2, 2011
Vesta is it an asteroid or not an asteroid?
The asteroid Vesta will soon get a visitor. The Dawn spacecraft will enter Vesta orbit in July, 2011 and will map Vesta's terrain.
April 1, 2011
Unusual bow-tie penguins discovered off southern Chile
"They appear to be all dressed up with nowhere to go," said Dr. Wills Derekson, who made the discovery.
April 1, 2011
Video of Christopher Flavin with a global perspective on nuclear power
Worldwatch Institute President Christopher Flavin spoke yesterday in Washington D.C. on the future of the nuclear energy industry.
March 31, 2011
Memories emerge from corners of the mind to do battle
A Stanford research study on "memory competition" might mean that - when you try to remember things - memories of similar experiences step in and interfere.
March 31, 2011
Freshwater content of the Arctic Ocean increased since 1990s
Freshwater in the Arctic Ocean has increased since the 1990s. The increase may be due to melting sea ice, input from rivers, and changes in ocean circulation.
March 31, 2011
Mercury in first image from orbit by MESSENGER
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, first craft to orbit Mercury, has sent back a historic first image of Mercury as seen from orbit.
March 30, 2011
