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Science Communicator of the Year is E. O. Wilson
EarthSky asked its 600+ Global Science Advisors to nominate and vote on the Science Communicator of the Year. E.O.Wilson's name rose to the top.
January 10, 2011
Punta Tombo penguins had a tough year in 2010
Dee Boersma - sometimes called "the Jane Goodall of penguins - said 2010 was a hard year for Punta Tombo penguins. This is one of the world’s largest breeding colonies.
January 10, 2011
The world’s biggest cave passage in Vietnam
Vietnam's Hang Son Doong cave has underground spaces large enough to hold a city block of skyscrapers. Read more about the world's biggest cave passage.
January 10, 2011
World’s oldest living things in photographs
Rachel Sussman travels the world to photograph the world's oldest living things - organisms that have lived on Earth for over 2,000 years.
January 9, 2011
1st solar eclipse of 2011 in photos
An amazing collection of images of the partial solar eclipse of Jan. 4, 2011 can be found at The Big Picture. The eclipse was seen in Earth's eastern hemisphere.
January 6, 2011
Empire State Building to offset 100% of energy use with windpower
New York's Empire State Building announced in early 2011 that the landmark will purchase enough wind energy credits to offset 100% of its annual energy use.
January 6, 2011
Extinct Jamaican bird used club-like wings to batter enemies
Xenicibis xympithecus was a large, flightless, wading bird or ibis. This Extinct Jamaican bird used its wings like a club to bludgeon rivals or predators.
January 6, 2011
Swollen rivers in Queensland carry sediments to Australian coast
Swollen rivers in Queensland, Australia are carrying heavy sediment loads to the coast. This natural-color image was captured yesterday by instrumentation aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite.
January 6, 2011
Leaf-cutter ants switch jobs when their tools wear down
A life of cutting apart leaves wears down the leaf-cutter ant's razor sharp mandibles, and that's when they decide to switch jobs. Read about leaf-cutter ants.
January 6, 2011
Sure, robots can juggle now. But not all that well.
A video of robot juggling, made at the University of Washington Movement Control Laboratory. Robots can juggle, can you? Watch the video.
January 5, 2011
