Researchers from the University of New Mexico said that the Taurid meteor shower - aka Halloween fireballs - could bring a risk of an airburst in 2032 and 2036. The post Could Taurid fireballs – aka Halloween fireballs – bring a risk to Earth? first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
Scientists see mysterious transient flashes of light in 1950s sky images from the Palomar Observatory. It was before the 1st satellites. What were they? The post Transient flashes in ’50s sky plates still puzzle scientists first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica just after 1:00 p.m. EDT on October 28, 2025. Some 70% of the country is still without power. The post Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica and Cuba, heads toward Bermuda first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
Scientists have reconstructed the outer body features of two 66-million-year-old duck-billed dinosaurs, uncovering exquisite details such as scales and hooves. The post Rare fossils show how duck-billed dinosaurs appeared in life first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
Hundreds of millions of years ago, giant insects were common on Earth. In fact, prehistoric insects were here before the dinosaurs! The post Why were prehistoric insects so enormous? first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
La Niña has developed and should stay in place through February. This will impact the winter weather outlook for the U.S., but it depends on your location. The post U.S. winter weather outlook and how La Niña will factor in first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
A team of scientists has discovered 6 bats that glow under ultraviolet light, but they don't know why. Here's why this is a mystery. The post Bats that shine in the dark are nature’s Halloween surprise first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
Hear the latest directly from one of the scientists who studies this asteroid. Watch Andrew Rivkin, an astronomer who works in planetary defense, and EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd as they discuss Asteroid 2024 YR4. What are the odds it will hit the moon? And what would happen?| EarthSky
To journey without being changed is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and be transformed by the journey is to be a pilgrim. — Mark Nepo Let change be a marker of possibility instead of something to be afraid of. Let change be the vehicle for […]| breezes at dawn
“The body is mountains and waters. The hardness of the teeth and bones. The softness of the lips and tongue. The living flowing of the blood, that circulates round and round throughout the sk…| breezes at dawn
Affected coastal cities tend to flood more often — a growing threat in this era of continuing sea level rise.| Science News Explores
Photo by Seray D. Mesebuken on Pexels.com Just a wee something written during an expressive writing session tonight. I haven’t posted on my poetry blog in quite some time. Here goes: at the e…| Odds & Ends - Poetry Blog
Some claim that tiny forests can bring relief from dangerous heat. Mere greenwashing? And even if not, can the concept grow roots in a city uncomfortable with wildness?| Jom
Bats might be spooky, but they pollinate flowers, control insect pests and have inspired scientists to improve human lives in many ways. The post Not all bats are bloodsuckers! More on this Halloween icon first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
A new round of excavations at the U.K.'s 'dinosaur highway' has revealed hundreds more dinosaur footprints and a record-breaking sauropod trackway. The post New dinosaur highway dig reveals record-breaking footprints first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
Scientists and divers using blackwater photography have documented some juvenile fish carrying, or swimming with, larval anemones and polyps. The post Blackwater photography reveals new fish-anemone interactions first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
Earth's magnetic field has a growing weak spot ... And there are other areas where the magnetic field is stronger than average. Read more about it here. The post Earth’s magnetic field has a weak spot that’s growing first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
Covered in armor and curled in mystery, the pangolin is an endangered species in Asia and Africa. Learn more about them here. The post The pangolin: An armored, insect-controlling mammal first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
Turn the lights out for birds during fall and spring migration. Check out the links here to maps that show when birds are passing over the area where you live. The post Lights out for birds during fall migration! first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake offshore in the Philippines prompted a tsunami warming, causing coastal residents to flee, but observers reported only small waves. The post 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes offshore in Philippines first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
A ring doorbell caught the Enderlin tornado in North Dakota on June 20, 2025. Almost 4 months later, the National Weather Service (NWS) has upgraded it to an EF-5 tornado. This ends a 12-year drought where the U.S. didn’t see any tornadoes falling into the strongest classification. Image via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).EF-5 tornado drought over with Enderlin upgrading| EarthSky
World Energy Saving Day is celebrated on October 21st every year. It’s a day to reflect on the importance of energy conservation and to take steps to reduce energy consumption. Saving energy at home is not only good for the environment but also helps reduce electricity bills. Implementing simple energy-efficient practices can make a significant difference in overall […]| Sun-Sea-Soil-Sky
What is Reuse Day? Reuse Day is a special occasion dedicated to promoting the importance of reusing items instead of throwing them away. It encourages people to rethink waste, find creative ways to…| Sun-Sea-Soil-Sky
Life on Earth has multiple forms. Humans make up only 0.01% of Earth’s total biomass, while plants total a whopping 82.4%. Yet the value of plants is often neglected. Humans [...] Read More... from Phytocleaning our planet The post <strong>Phytocleaning our planet</strong> appeared first on Research Outreach.| Research Outreach
Humberto will likely become the 3rd major hurricane of the Atlantic season. And Tropical Storm Imelda will probably form in the coming days. The post Humberto and soon-to-be Imelda could have impacts on the US first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
The giant iceberg A-23A is breaking up in the South Atlantic as spring comes to the Southern Hemisphere. This image from September 11, 2025, is courtesy of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite. Image via NASA Earth Observatory.Giant iceberg breaking up in South Atlantic springtime| EarthSky
Artist’s depiction of 2 pachycephalosaurs butting heads. Scientists said on September 17, 2025, that they had unearthed the earliest known pachycephalosaur at the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. They named it Zavacephale rinpoche. Image via Masaya Hattori/ NC State University.| EarthSky
Hurricane Gabrielle has strengthened into a Category 4 storm. It’s 330 miles (530 km) northeast of Bermuda. Those in the Azores should monitor its progress. The post Hurricane Gabrielle strengthens to Category 4 first appeared on EarthSky.| Earth | EarthSky
Meet your FAT BEAR WEEK 2025 champion.Chunk the Hunk. The Chunkster. 32 Chunk.All hail the new king of Brooks River ?| EarthSky
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Sharon Kizer, who is mother to EarthSky’s Kelly Kizer Whitt, took this image of fiery maples and rain clouds on October 9, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. It illustrates some of the vivid reds of autumn. Thank you, Sharon! But why does Earth have 4 seasons every year? Read more below.Tomorrow’s September equinox signals the change of season, from summer to fall in the Northern Hemisphere and from winter to spring in the Southern Hemisphere. But why do Ear...| EarthSky
View larger. | Collecting microscopic glass samples at Border Cave in the Lebombo Mountains in South Africa. Read below to see how a massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the entire globe. Image via Katherine Elmes/ The Conversation.| EarthSky
https://earthsky.org/upl/2025/09/mtsthelensusgs-resized-video-USGS.mp4| EarthSky
A new study has found that queens of the Iberian harvester ant routinely lay eggs of not just their own kind, but also of males of another species. How did this strange situation come to be?| EarthSky
UBC Okanagan undergrads get hands-on with wildfires, monitoring and Indigenous land stewardship practices The post Hands-on wildfire research for students builds knowledge, connection and resilience appeared first on UBC's Okanagan News.| UBC's Okanagan News
Rhythmic breathing; expanding awareness; Russia, Ukraine; Iran, Israel; Muslim immigrants; diet; Earth civilizations, bright future| Matthew Books
Bless the poets, the workers for justice, the dancers of ceremony, the singers of heartache, the visionaries, all makers and carriers of fresh meaning—We will all make it through, despite politics and wars, despite failures and misunderstandings. There is only love. ~ Joy Harjo It was not all work and no play while we were […]| breezes at dawn
Orbital data reveals that rocks transforming deep inside the Earth may be responsible for changes to our planet’s gravitational field.| The Debrief
A reanalysis of satellite data showed that a 2017 Texas-to-Missouri lightning megaflash stretched 829 kilometers (515 miles) and lasted 7.39 seconds.| Science News Explores
Last week my family traveled to Oregon for an end-of-summer trip. We wanted to start in Bend, in the central part of the state. There we would hike and explore a bit—somewhat to her dismay, I was especially eager to take my daughter up South Sister, one of the Three Sisters volcanoes—before driving down to […]| The Last Word On Nothing
Kamya Bates studies one of the coast’s most valuable resources: seagrass.| UNC Research Stories
The history of the interaction between Christianity and science is often treated as though it began with modern science. However, Christians have grappled with the interaction of their faith and the science of their day since the days of the early Church. Source| Books – Discovery Institute
In the middle of the forest, I fell in love with ponderosa pines. For some years when I visited them each summer in the Black Forest at the Benet Hill Monastery (where I co-lead a spiritual writing retreat with Joy Roulier Sawyer), I felt like they were old friends. Plus, their bark smells like vanilla, toffee, rum, caramel or some combination of all, depending on the tree and your nose.This isn't the first time I've fallen hard for a tree. When I first went to the Rockies in 1983, I fell madly| CMG
Good news for whale lovers. After 30 years of marine park protection in the Great Australian Bight, the southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is returning to South Australia in greater numbers. This raises hope for the long-term recovery of this endangered species.| EarthSky
Flavourful edible food cutlery is one of the newest trends in sustainable dining. As the world shifts towards conscious living and mindful choices, innovative solutions like edible cutlery help red…| Sun-Sea-Soil-Sky
KIA introduces the EV5, a Singapore-assembled electric model designed to fit into the COE Category A, for cars with a power output of up to 110kW.| STORM-ASIA
Sally Dowd blends scientific data with angler observations to protect ocean predators, the ecosystems they support, and the communities that depend on them. The post Casting Lines, Catching Data appeared first on UNC Research Stories.| UNC Research Stories
Heather Bruck and Nadya Gutierrez study how shrinking seagrass meadows could threaten the future of vital underwater ecosystems. The post Where the Seagrass Grows appeared first on UNC Research Stories.| UNC Research Stories
Colin Eimers is investigating why so many N.C. oysters die off each year — and how to stop it before farmers lose entire harvests. The post The Shellfish Sleuth appeared first on UNC Research Stories.| UNC Research Stories
Alexis Longmire is exploring how manmade coastal barriers affect predator movement, seagrass, and the future of waterfront communities.| UNC Research Stories
In 2010, I taught my first course at WCSU specifically about climate change. I have since developed three more and am working on a fourth.| CT Insider
Ever wondered if Earth is truly just falling through space? This captivating concept challenges everything you think you know about gravity and our place in the universe. Imagine feeling weightless while Earth zips around the Sun at breathtaking speeds. Don’t miss out on this mind-bending revelation—what secrets of the cosmos are waiting to be uncovered?| The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel
New research challenges the long-standing theory of what causes a river to meander The post Why rivers bend may have nothing to do with plants appeared first on UBC's Okanagan News.| UBC's Okanagan News
Predictive tools help communities respond quicker to wildfires and build resilience throughout the year. The post Using technology to get ahead of wildfires appeared first on UBC's Okanagan News.| UBC's Okanagan News
Innovative wildfire map helps raise awareness and support for those affected The post Mapping a crisis: UBCO student builds wildfire website from evacuation zone appeared first on UBC's Okanagan News.| UBC's Okanagan News
Here are 3 generations of mountain gorillas. Gutangara is holding her infant daughter (right). Next to her is her adult daughter Shishikara and grandson Kira (not facing the camera). Image via Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund/ University of Zurich.| EarthSky
What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach. Many of the ancient cultures practiced careful rituals of approach. An encounter of depth and spirit was preceded by careful preparation. When we approach with reverence, great things decide to approach us. Our real life comes to the […]| breezes at dawn
I recently had the pleasure of attending a press preview of the new documentary Architecton, directed by Victor Kossakovsky and released last week by A24. Surreally, the screening I attended was he…| BLDGBLOG
A Forbes article and the University of Melbourne, among other sources, claim “Only Two-Thirds Of American Millennials Believe The Earth Is Round”, which seems to imply that one third of American| Skeptics Stack Exchange
Here’s my response to this week’s W3 poetry challenge, set by poet of the week, Violet Lentz. Her guidelines: write a poem using one of the words in the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows as prompt for your writing. You can find Violet’s prompt poem and full guidelines here: https://skepticskaddish.com/2025/08/13/w3-prompt-172-weave-written-weekly/ I love the Dictionary of ObscureContinue reading "Astrophe, by Britta Benson"| Odds & Ends – Poetry Blog
I recently had the pleasure of attending a press preview of the new documentary Architecton, directed by Victor Kossakovsky and released last week by A24. Surreally, the screening I attended was he…| BLDGBLOG
Flood researchers Antonia Sebastian and Miyuki Hino are reshaping how the Southeast prepares for storms.| UNC Research Stories
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Michael O’Connor captured this image on July 12, 2025, from Michigan and wrote: “Mammatus clouds. First time ever seeing them.” Thank you, Michael!Mammatus clouds: Ominous and beautiful| EarthSky
Space hurricanes can shake Earth's magnetic field and scramble satellites without a solar storm in sight.| Space
"This jewel of a book is out there, like our beautiful planet in space; silent, modest, wonderful, waiting to be found."| Writers Review
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Peter Gipson in Suffolk, UK, caught this unusual cloud formation on July 1, 2025. Thanks, Peter! This is a hole-punch cloud or fallstreak hole. Read more about how hole-punch clouds occur below.Fallstreak holes or hole-punch clouds| EarthSky
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Dear wonderful readers,I've missed you lately and have missed posting as regularly as I wish. There's so much to say and even more to understand or at least listen to in search of understanding. Speaking of listening without always understanding, there's also the story I've been writing (as my way of listening) about our 35 years aiming to save the land where we live, which overlapped with particularly rare cancer of the eye.The Magic Eye: The Story of Saving a Life and a Place in the Age of An| CMG
Sometimes I sit back and wonder—what are we doing to this planet? To ourselves? We pride ourselves on being the most intelligent species, yet our choices often reflect the exact opposite. Take a lo…| Sun-Sea-Soil-Sky
This is Biomass’ view of a forest in Bolivia. Colors represent distinct characteristics of the landscape. In this case, green denotes rainforest, red shows forested floodplains and wetlands, purple is grasslands, while black represents rivers and lakes. See more images from the Biomass mission below. Image via ESA.| EarthSky
A new study observed chimpanzees putting grass in their ears and rears. Researchers are puzzling over this learned behavior. Image via Jake Brooker/ Chimfushi Wildlife Orphanage Trust/ Utrecht University.Utrech University in the Netherlands published this original story on July 8, 2025. Edits by EarthSky.| EarthSky
Recently, I’ve been looking back at a collaborative project with John Becker of WROT Studio. The “Institute for Controlled Speleogenesis” (2014) was a fictional design project we originally set in the vast limestone province of Australia’s Nullarbor Plain. [Image: A rock-acid drip-irrigation hub for the “Institute for Controlled Speleogenesis,” a collaboration between BLDGBLOG and WROT … Continue reading "Institute for Controlled Speleogenesis"| BLDGBLOG
Human dam-building, first in the Americas and then in East Africa and Asia, has been linked to minute shifts in Earth’s poles. Image of Hoover Dam via U.S. National Park Service.The American Geophysical Union published this story originally on July 8, 2025. Edits by EarthSky.| EarthSky
Do you know that widespread feeling that there’s never enough time in a day to solve all the problems that await us? Well, you should know that this Wednesday, July 9, that idea could become partially true. This is because there is a high probability that this will be one of the shortest days in […]| Verdaily
At Find A Spring, we believe that wild water is not just a resource, it’s a living intelligence. It carries the memory of the Earth,…| Find A Spring
Since 1999, the rocks generally acknowledged to be the oldest on Earth were part of the Acasta gneisses in the Slave Craton in Canada’s Northwest Territories; specifically the Idiwhaa tonalitic gne…| Earth-logs
omnivagant: poetic & rare adj. wandering everywhere or anywhere; Spanish vagabunda roaming inscape: the unique inner nature or essence of a person or thing, esp. as expressed in poetry or other arts; the landscape of an indoor area ~ from “Epic English Words,” by Robin Devoe I want to write about how I’m feeling. At […]| breezes at dawn
“Circumbendibus” means an indirect or roundabout way or process, often used humorously. It’s a mock-Latin term, combining “circum” (round about) and “bend” with the Latin plural ending “-ibus”. Essentially, it’s a synonym for circumlocution, a way of speaking or writing in a complicated, indirect manner. — AI overview of the word circumbendibus: in a roundabout […]| breezes at dawn
For we live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; and our time should be counted in the throbs of our hearts as we love and help, learn and strive, and make from our own talents whatever can increase the stock of the world’s good. ― A.C. Grayling, The Good Book: A Secular Bible […]| breezes at dawn
We need a different strategy—one that doesn’t just burn, but smolders, spreads, takes root. One that knows endurance is its own kind of rebellion. Soft Rebellion is the mycelial strategy of weaving beneath the surface, unsettling rigid structures with slow, persistent entanglement. It does not meet violence with a mirrored fist but with the supple […]| breezes at dawn
This coming Monday is the new moon, which means by tonight we are in the soup. There’s nothing to block the stars but clouds…and us.| The Last Word On Nothing
There’s a moment—often quiet, often unnoticed—when the sound of your footsteps fades beneath the song of water emerging from the Earth. That moment, when your…| Find A Spring
We are living in an age of loss: the sixth mass extinction. Following this year's shocking report that the planet has lost half its wildlife in the past 40 years, and the 2018 Remembrance Day for Lost Species, I wrote this piece on art and disappearance for Dark Mountain's 'The Vanishing' section. Here we look not only to extinction – the deaths of entire species – but to the quieter extirpations and losses that are steadily stripping our world of its complexity and beauty. How do we,...| Charlotte Du Cann
My new book, The Magic Eye: A Story of Saving a Life and a Place in the Age of Anxiety, is hitting the streets and bookshelves near you soon, starting with a July 17th launch at the Raven Bookstore (but wait, the books just arrived, and you can get your copy at the Raven or through this site). How did this happen? Read on, friends!1. Find out you have a cancer you never heard of so didn’t suspect, and in your eye no less! Luckily, you grabbed your notebook when the ophthalmologist said the...| CMG
Going into nature, how long does it take till you feel like you’re there? There meaning not sending emails in your head and not wincing at shifts of temperature or humidity when sun turns to rain? There’s a comfort that comes over you. Hands and the heart are no longer so far apart and pulling a thorn out of your flesh is an afterthought.| The Last Word On Nothing
My preschooler is awed by many things, some of them more generally relatable than others. A spider in the sliding-door track. Mist coming through the woods. Irish butter. And rocks. For a long while now, her favorite miracles have been rocks.| The Last Word On Nothing
Watch a video with tips on how your cat can form a bond with other animals.| EarthSky
Decades ago when I was hoping to become a scientist, I got a master’s degree dealing with the actions of water in the desert, part of which was studying the hydrology of flash floods on unvegetated bedrock. One term for the result is a “slot canyon.”| The Last Word On Nothing
In the very long year that was January, Cindy, my acupuncturist, told me a story: another client of hers, when distraught about the election and the then-just-starting barrage of awful things happening, realized her job now was to "go outside and look for God."Those words took my breath away, then gave it back, and it keeps helping me breathe. Whether you believe or don't believe in God, Gods or Goddesses, the Great Spirit, Allah, Buddha, or any other embodiment of the sacred, we all -- jeez, I| CMG
Spring water is naturally filtered through layers of rock and soil, where it’s purified and enriched with vital minerals. This process protects it from contaminants, delivering pure, life-sustaining water straight from the Earth’s depths.| Find A Spring
The first time I landed on the Siple Coast of West Antarctica, I immediately felt disoriented. The landscape was a monotonous flat white, with wind-scoured snow and ice extending to identical horizons in every direction. In this isolated spot 380 miles from the South Pole, the only point of reference was the pile of bags and crates that would become a camp for three researchers plus myself, a journalist.| The Last Word On Nothing
If you're interested in learning more about our planet and climate change or want to make sustainability issues interesting for your children and teens, here are five fascinating books filled with practical ideas and plenty of wisdom...| My Thrifty Life by Cassie Fairy
Happy Valentine’s Day! We’re sharing the love by celebrating some of the many heart-shaped objects you can find from way out in the depths of space to closer to our neighborhood in the solar system to right here on Earth.| EarthSky
Experience Spring Water as nature intended – pure, vibrant, and full of natural vitality for optimal health and hydration.| Find A Spring
With these journal writing prompts, you can encourage students to think about important issues while helping them to learn the value of their thoughts.| JournalBuddies.com
This is the new species of moray eel hidding among mangrove aerial roots. Image via Hirozumi Kobayashi/ ZooKeys.A team of scientists has discovered a new species of moray eel in river mouths of the Central Indo-Pacific. Interestingly, this discovery has a peculiarity, as moray eels usually live in saltwater, not in estuarine habitats, that is, in places where rivers meet the sea. The international team of scientists that discovered the animal nicknamed this striking species after the god of t...| EarthSky
The January birthstone, the garnet, comes in several types. This image shows a variety known as andradite. Image via Moha112100/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).If you were born in January, the garnet is your birthstone.| EarthSky
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.| A life in books
“Don’t read the news, at least not the feeding frenzy of speculation about the election,” I keep telling myself, and for good reason....| Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Discover 25 stunning facts that will completely shift how you view the world and life. Prepare to see things in a whole new way!| List25
