Borrowing From Biology To Power Next-gen Data Storage
DNA, the genetic blueprints in every living organism, is nature’s most efficient storage mechanism, capable of storing about…
‘If we see you again, we kill you’: how a Colombian wildlife hotspot turned into a death zone | Pollution
Standing on her wooden canoe, a machete in her hand, Yuly Velásquez hacks away at reeds matted with…
Molecules found in Martian rock hint at ancient life – new study
A new study of carbon-based molecules in a Martian rock offers new hints about the possibility that the…
Understanding the Quantum Computing Hardware Landscape
Insider Brief Quantum computing encompasses multiple hardware approaches built on different physical foundations, and the field can be…
“It’s a kind of Tinder for big cats.” Cheetahs were dying out in Africa, so conservationists tried something new
When four sub-adult cheetahs arrived at Kuzuko Private Game Reserve, South Africa, in 2023, there were high hopes…
One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode
One of the largest known stars in the universe underwent a dramatic transformation in 2014, new research shows,…
Uncertainties of enhanced rock weathering for climate-change mitigation
IPCC. Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023). Fuss, S. et al. Negative emissions…
Re-framing orbital debris: from a statistical to dosage approach
Humanity gains insight on how to operate in space with every satellite that we launch. True learning comes…
The everlasting ‘memory crystals’ that could slash data centre emissions
Malik says there are more practical ways of addressing the problem of “hot data” energy consumption in the…
In 2015, great white sharks vanished from Australia’s Neptune Islands. Experts are still trying to work out why
In 2015, great white sharks vanished from Australia’s Neptune Islands. Experts still aren’t sure exactly why In 2015,…
Early land plants reshaped Earth 30m yrs earlier than thought, study finds
The expansion of early land plants across terrestrial environments has been a key focus in planetary evolution research…
Iron catalyst turns plastic waste into vinegar using sunlight
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a solar-powered method to convert plastic waste into acetic acid,…