Space & Physics
Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses
Astronomers Without Borders wants to share your used eclipse glasses with kids in other parts of the world for the 2019 total solar eclipse.
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Space & Physics
Seeing 1 Solar Eclipse May Not Be Enough
David Baron, author of the new book American Eclipse, talks about how seeing his first total solar eclipse turned him into an eclipse chaser.
EARTH
Seniors, Get Your Lifetime National Park Pass Now
Get your lifetime pass before the price takes a quantum leap!
Culture
Solar Eclipse in 1097 May Be Rock-Carving Subject
A petroglyph spotted in Chaco Canyon may depict a total solar eclipse witnessed by the Pueblo people.
Climate Change
Climate Change Fires Up Polar Bear Treadmill
Sea ice is drifting faster in the Arctic—which means polar bears need to walk farther to stay in their native range. Emily Schwing reports.
Space & Physics
The Great American Eclipse
In advance of the big solar eclipse on August 21, author and journalist David Baron talks about his new book American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World ...
Rocks: A Handy Book for Tiny Geologists
Discover a fantastic book to give to kids as they explore the rocky world this summer.
EARTH
Sweeping Sands
Let's visit some dunes I have known—including some frozen in time
EARTH
Liesegang Banding: Automatic Art
Nature is a marvelous painter
EARTH
Permanent Impermanence: or, How the Fudge Did That Fossilize?
Imagine the weather turning to stone...
Climate Change
Overlooked Water Loss in Plants Could Throw Off Climate Models
Errors could cause researchers to overestimate the rate of photosynthesis when water is scarce
EARTH
How to Build the Perfect Sandcastle--According to Science
A sedimentologist weighs in on beach selection, tools and the perfect sand-to-water ratio
Biology
Big Pacific: Photos from One of Earth's Great Oceans
A new book captures the shocking, surprising and stunning life within the Pacific
EARTH
Amazon Rain Forest May Have Once Been a Giant Marine Lake
Evidence from sediment cores suggests this rich ecosystem was flooded at least twice in the past
Conservation
Wolves Need More Room to Roam
Ecologists say wolves should be allowed to roam beyond remote wilderness areas—and that by scaring off smaller predators like coyotes and jackals, wolves might do a good service, too...
Conservation
Rising Temps Lower Polar Bear Mercury Intake
As polar bears are forced onto land, they're feeding on animals with less mercury—reducing their levels of the toxic pollutant. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Bad Signs
What happens when a geologist with a Sharpie encounters wrong information on a public sign?
Conservation
Trees Beat Lawns for Water-Hungry L.A.
Evaporation from overwatered lawns cost the city of Los Angeles 70 billion gallons of wasted water a year. But the city's trees were much thriftier. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Conservation
Field Study: Worms Leave 'Til No-Till
Earthworm numbers doubled in fields after farmers switched from conventional plowing to no-till agriculture. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Evolution
Take the Tube: Underground as a Way of Life
Emory University paleontologist, geologist and ichnologist Anthony J. Martin talks about his new book, The Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers and the Marvelous Subterranean World beneath Our Feet ...
