Can Animals Evolve Fast Enough to Keep Up with Climate Change?
Maybe.
Jan 15, 2024 | 950 words, about 4 minutes
Species: Microbes
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Iron Fertilization Isn’t Going to Save Us
The controversial geoengineering technique can defer, at best, a few years’ worth of emissions. And that’s ignoring the potential side effects.
Jan 12, 2024 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
How Terrestrial Turds Lead to Marine Maladies
Diseases from land animals are killing marine mammals at an alarming rate. Can we stem the flow of feces?
Jan 2, 2024 | 3,000 words, about 15 minutes
The Secrets of Ships’ Super Smooth Hulls
Scientists are searching for new coatings and treatments to make ships even faster and more efficient.
Jun 14, 2023 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes
The Coolest Library on Earth
At the University of Copenhagen, researchers store ice cores that hold the keys to Earth’s climate past and future.
Jun 13, 2023 | 2,900 words, about 14 minutes
The Foul Chartreuse Sea
Researchers in Kotzebue, Alaska, are investigating why their town is increasingly playing host to harmful cyanobacteria.
May 2, 2023 | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes
Human Pathogens Are Hitching a Ride on Floating Plastic
Studies show that various human pathogens cling to microplastics in seawater.
Jul 27, 2022 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
And Then the Sea Glowed a Magnificent Milky Green
A chance encounter with a rare phenomenon called a milky sea connects a sailor and a scientist to explain the ocean’s ghostly glow.
Jun 21, 2022 | 2,100 words, about 11 minutes