The invasive spiny water flea is a voracious predator that feeds on the native Daphina pulicaria zooplankton in Madison, Wisconsin's, Lake Mendota. They first invaded the Laurentian Great Lakes in the 1980s and have since reached unparalleled amounts in Lake Mendota compared to other lakes. (Jake Walsh) A tiny flea with a massive appetite is causing big trouble in the Great Lakes. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Limnology say that the invasive spiny water flea could leave...

Microbiologists have found that bacteria that traps soot to glaciers will dramatically accelerate their thaw. (Arwyn Edwards) Arctic glaciers are already melting fastdue to climate change, but now scientists believe a frightening new microbiological factor will also speed up their thaw. During the Microbiology Society's Annual Conference in the United Kingdom, Arwyn Edwards, a microbiologistfrom Aberystwyth University, revealed that his research team had found that microbes were darkening ice sheets and accelerating the melt rate of glaciers, an effect unforeseen...

In a time when electronic waste (e-waste) is piling up by the millions of tons, Apple has introduced a new technology that makes it easier to recycle its iPhones. The whole process is done by a recycling robot that goes by the name of Liam. According to Apple, Liam can open and remove all the aluminum, copper, tin, tungsten, cobalt, gold and silver parts in an iPhone six– all in 11 seconds flat. But Reuters reports that Liam will only...