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Tiny worm makes for big evolutionary discovery

UC Riverside scientists have described ‘Uncus,’ the oldest ecdysozoan and the first from the Precambrian period. Everyone has a past. That includes the millions of species of insects, arachnids, and…

NASA satellites reveal abrupt drop in global freshwater levels

The Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since. The shift could indicate Earth’s continents have entered a persistently drier phase….

Volcanic Ash as a Source of Nutrients

How the Hunga Tonga Eruption has affected Ecosystems in the South Pacific. The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January 2022 released massive quantities of volcanic material into…

Open ocean aquaculture: the future of seaweed farming

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in the world. In order to meet the growing demand, solutions are needed outside of coastal waters, which are heavily polluted by shipping,…

Seal whiskers inspire engineer’s offshore turbine sensor design

In the dark ocean depths, seals hunt prey with their highly sensitive whiskers, which detect vibrations. And it is the design of those hairs that inspired a University of Texas…

The Robotic Hand Learns to Feel

Fraunhofer IWS Combines Nature-based Concepts with Sensor Technology and 3D Printing. Making harvesting robots, submarine grippers, and autonomous rovers on distant planets more universally applicable and autonomous in the future…

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