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• Did a magnetic field collapse trigger the emergence of animals? May 3, 2024
  Researchers uncovered compelling evidence that Earth's magnetic field was in a highly unusual state when the macroscopic animals of the Ediacaran Period -- 635 to 541 million years ago -- diversified and thrived. Their study raises the question of whether these fluctuations in Earth's ancient magnetic field led to shifts in oxygen levels that may […]
• Ice shelves fracture under weight of meltwater lakes May 3, 2024
  Heavy pooling meltwater can fracture ice, potentially leading to ice shelf collapse.
• Stretchable e-skin could give robots human-level touch sensitivity May 3, 2024
  A stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, opening up new possibilities to perform tasks that require a great deal of precision and control of force.
• 'Gap' in carbon removal: Countries' plans to remove CO2 not enough May 3, 2024
  New research suggests that countries' current plans to remove CO2 from the atmosphere will not be enough to comply with the 1.5 C warming limit set out under the Paris Agreement.
• Scientists track 'doubling' in origin of cancer cells May 2, 2024
  Working with human breast and lung cells, scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer cells.