Snowstorms, tornadoes, flooding and droughts in 2011 have affected millions and cost billions. Here’s the National Climatic Data Center's list of everything that's caused massive damage this year. READ MORE›
Nina Fedoroff, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, talks about how molecular science, genetic modification, and other advances will help feed the world's growing population in this century.READ MORE›
To make aerial drones even smaller, scientists are developing tiny aerial vehicles with innovative flapping wings based on those of natural insects.READ MORE›
Despite the assumptions of some economists and biologists, new experiments prove that natural selection favors treating others as if the relationship will continue--even when it’s rational to believe it will not.READ MORE›
Growing scarcity of girls and women has tilted the balance of the sexes and the rich and poor in nations where “gendercide” is practiced on a large scale.READ MORE›
After examining the patterns made by the built environment at night, Christopher Small concludes that we have a lot more space than we think.READ MORE›
Meteorologist Jeff Masters says that while it might not be climate change, the tornadoes are just one of many weird weather phenomena this year that may be signaling major shifts in the climate.READ MORE›
Christopher Flavin of the World Watch Institute says there wasn't a revival of nuclear power before the accident. It's actually a dwindling energy source.READ MORE›
In early 2011, researchers patented a process involving a genetically-modified form of blue-green bacteria that converts sunlight and carbon dioxide directly into diesel fuel.READ MORE›
The March 2011 earthquake near Japan – which reached 9 on the Richter scale – was not anticipated for that region of the ocean, geophysicists say.READ MORE›
The 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan shortened Earth's day by 1.8 millionths of a second. While this might sound striking, perhaps even scary, don't panic: Earth is shifting slightly all the time, owing mostly to atmospheric and ocean currents. READ MORE›
Did the upcoming "supermoon" cause the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake near Japan and subsequent deadly tsunami? No, it didn't; here's why. READ MORE›
Asteroid Apophis is back in the news, this time due to the release of a report by Russian scientists, which the Huffington Post chose to present in pairing with a scary, factually incorrect and very ...READ MORE›
Biomimicry is design inspired by nature. With 7 billion humans on Earth today -- and demand for natural resources growing, while supplies remain fixed -- people are looking for innovative ideas to ...READ MORE›
Mike Brown told EarthSky that it wasn't his goal to kill Pluto. The Caltech astronomer has discovered hundreds of objects in the outer limits of our solar system, but it was his discovery of the ...READ MORE›
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