A layered lake is a little like Earth’s early oceans − and lets researchers explore how oxygen built up in our atmosphere billions of years ago

An unusual lake with distinct layers of low-oxygen and high-iron water lets researchers investigate conditions like those in the early Earth’s oceans.

Elizabeth Swanner, Associate Professor of Geology, Iowa State University • conversation
Oct. 23, 2023 ~11 min

Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system works well – here's how Hamas got around it

If Israel’s Iron Dome is the best air defense system in the world, how did so many Hamas missiles get through? An aerospace engineer explains it’s a game of numbers.

Iain Boyd, Director, Center for National Security Initiatives, and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Oct. 13, 2023 ~6 min


Anemia afflicts nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide, but there are practical strategies for reducing it

Among young children, adolescents and adult women, anemia strikes 1 in 3 globally. Most cases are driven by dietary iron deficiency, red blood cell disorders and untreated tropical diseases.

Theresa A McHugh, Researcher and Scientific Writer at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington • conversation
Sept. 8, 2023 ~8 min

IV iron therapy may benefit patients with heart failure and iron deficiency

An intravenous iron treatment provides a measure of benefit to people with heart failure and iron deficiency, but the results are nuanced.

Stephanie Lopez-Duke • futurity
Aug. 28, 2023 ~4 min

DNA study sheds light on Scotland's Picts, and resolves some myths about them

The genetic study challenges previous theories about the origins and culture of the Picts.

Adeline Morez, Post-doctorate researcher, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, visiting lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
May 2, 2023 ~8 min

When impairments from gestational iron deficiency begin

New research in mice identifies a possible cellular origin for impairments associated with gestational iron deficiency.

Kelsie Smith-Hayduk - U. Rochester • futurity
March 7, 2023 ~7 min

The ocean twilight zone could store vast amounts of carbon captured from the atmosphere – but first we need an internet of deep ocean sensors to track the effects

The ocean twilight zone could store vast amounts of carbon captured from the atmosphere, but first we need a 4D monitoring system to ensure ramping up carbon storage does no harm.

Peter de Menocal, Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Feb. 1, 2023 ~12 min

The ocean twilight zone could store vast amounts of carbon captured from the atmosphere – but first we need to build a 4D system to track what's going on down there

An ocean scientist describes plans for an ‘internet of the ocean,’ with sensors and autonomous vehicles that can explore the deep sea and monitor its vital signs.

Peter de Menocal, Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Feb. 1, 2023 ~12 min


A game of numbers: How air defense systems work and why Ukraine is eager for more protection

What will it take for Ukraine to defend against the ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and explosive drones raining down on the country? The question is not so much what as how many.

Iain Boyd, Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Oct. 18, 2022 ~7 min

Kremlin tightens control over Russians' online lives – threatening domestic freedoms and the global internet

For more than a decade, the Russian government has been putting teeth into its doctrine of ‘digital sovereignty’ by steadily increasing censorship of content and control over internet access.

Stanislav Budnitsky, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global and International Studies, Indiana University • conversation
June 30, 2022 ~10 min

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