A new cultivation method enhances the concentration of valuable compounds in seaweeds with substantial environmental benefits.
Microbes may be key to making space exploration sustainable
Nine different ways of using technologies based on microbes that can make space research more circular and generally more sustainable.
Itokawa asteroid is a rubble pile that could be tough to destroy
Analysis of dust particles collected from the surface of the 500-meter-long asteroid has implications for planetary defense.
Bringing ancient viruses back to life
How seven ancient viruses ranging in age from 27,000 to 48,500 years were recovered from the Siberian permafrost, and what researchers hope to learn from them.
Is Antarctica blooming?
Underneath the freezing, desolate surface of Antarctica, phytoplankton are finding a niche.
Sea meadows could help save coasts from erosion
Seagrass roots make underwater sand more resistant to strong waves and reduce coastal erosion by 70%.
A swarm of flying 3D printers inspired by bees
Modeled after nature’s builders, a swarm of 3D printing drones work together to build large structures while in flight.
The dramatic story behind general relativity’s Nobel Prize snub
More than 100 years on after Einstein’s 1921 Nobel Prize, some confusion remains around the committee’s reasons for omitting relativity.
Emmett Chappelle, lighting up biology
Biochemist and astrobiologist Emmett Chappelle created a simple means of identifying life and opened a new world for fluorescence testing.
Where did all of Earth’s water come from?
A new study identifies that magnesium hydrosilicate, a compound present during the Earth’s formation, may be responsible for our planet’s abundant water.