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Plastics in ocean harm oysters
Ground-breaking data on a negative effect on oysters from microplastics, which enter our oceans via cosmetics, clothing, and industrial processes.
February 18, 2016
Giant flightless bird roamed Arctic 50 million years ago
A bird bigger than Big Bird wandered through the winter twilight of the high Arctic some 53 million years ago.
February 18, 2016
The Blob is dead, scientists declare
The giant patch of warm water in the northern Pacific - nicknamed The Blob - has finally broken up. Compare images from this year and last.
February 17, 2016
Space rocks from Florida fireball found!
A rare find by meteorite hunters in Florida, from the daylight meteor that streaked across skies in the U.S. southeast in late January.
February 16, 2016
Comet lander faces eternal hibernation
Scientists have given up hope of re-establishing contact with Rosetta's comet lander, now sitting silent and dark on the comet's surface. R.I.P. Philae!
February 16, 2016
Lifeform of the week: Armadillos
From the pink fairy to the screaming hairy, armadillos are a most peculiar mammal.
February 16, 2016
Asteroid Day 2016 will be June 30
The European Space Agency hosted a press conference about Asteroid Day, which was co-founded by astrophysicist and rock musician Brian May.
February 15, 2016
Hidden galaxies, Mars lakes, uncertain asteroid
EarthSky News: All the news you can fit into outer space LIVE on Slooh.com Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. ET (1530 UTC). Or watch right here!
February 15, 2016
Cool video on astrophotography workshop
Landscape photographer Mike Mezeul II leads a nighttime photography workshop under the dazzlingly dark skies of Big Bend National Park, in Texas.
February 15, 2016
Using light to understand rogue waves
They're not tsunamis, but they can be dangerous to ships. They're gigantic ocean waves, seeming to appear out of nowhere. New research may help predict them.
February 15, 2016
