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  1. Climate

    Phytoplankton’s response to climate change has its ups and downs

    In a four-year experiment, the shell-building activities of a phytoplankton species underwent surprising ups and downs.

    By Thomas Sumner
  2. Life

    Mini ‘wind farm’ could capture energy from microbes in motion

    Bacteria could spontaneously organize and rotate turbines, computer simulations show.

    By Emily Conover
  3. Life

    Hightailing it out of the water, mudskipper style

    A robot and a land-walking fish show how a tail might have made a huge difference for early vertebrates conquering the slippery slopes of terrestrial life.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Tech

    Light-activated heart cells help guide robotic stingray

    Layers of silicone, gold and genetically engineered rat heart cells make up the body of a new stingray robot that can swim in response to light.