Iron-rich meltwater from Greenland’s glaciers are helping fuel a summer bloom of phytoplankton, suggests new…
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First battery-free cellphone makes calls by harvesting ambient power
Engineers have designed the first battery-free cellphone that can send and receive calls using only…
Krill hotspot fuels incredible biodiversity in Antarctic region
A perfect combination of tides and wind is responsible for a hotspot of Antarctic krill…
Figuring out how fast Greenland is melting
A new analysis of Greenland’s past temperatures will help determine how fast the island’s vast…
Sulfide-producing bacteria dominate hydraulically fractured oil, gas wells
The microbes inhabiting a hydraulically fractured shale formation produce toxic, corrosive sulfide through a poorly…
Three-dimensional chip combines computing and data storage
Two complementary nanotechnologies have been combined to develop a 3-D computer chip that could enable…
West Antarctic Ice Sheet loss over the last 11,000 years seen in new study
Wind-driven incursions of warm water forced the retreat of glaciers in West Antarctica during the…
Less is better: Malaria parasites able to sense their hosts’ calorie intake
A new study has shown that the infectious agent responsible for malaria, the Plasmodium parasite,…
Genetic DJ: Growing cells remix their genes
Moving genes about could help cells to respond to change according to scientists. Changing the…
Costs of coal storage and its impact on disadvantaged communities
While the negative health and environmental effects of mining and burning coal are well documented,…