Earth & Climate

The Cambrian explosion’s spark

Research

New research provides the clearest evidence to date that a rapid burst of evolution 540 million years ago could have been caused by a small increase in oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere.

Case study

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Electronic skin and the future of wearable technology

Podcast

This week, we talk with Zhenan Bao about reverse engineering the remarkable properties of human skin to design new wearable devices for neuroscience

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