Swinging abyss: Oxygen isotope analysis shows less dynamic Antarctic ice sheet in Oligocene period

Oxygen isotopes data enable researchers to look far back into the geologic past and reconstruct the climate of the past. In ...

The (metabolic) 'cost of life': New method quantifies hidden energy costs of maintaining metabolic pathways

There are "costs of life" that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific ...