Author: The Conversation

What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving

What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving

the creative magic behind Britain’s beloved stop-motion pioneers

the creative magic behind Britain’s beloved stop-motion pioneers

Part star, part supporting actor, Robert Duvall lit up 1970s American cinema – and kept going

Part star, part supporting actor, Robert Duvall lit up 1970s American cinema – and kept going

What Kate Nash’s grassroots music protest reveals about touring and streaming

What Kate Nash’s grassroots music protest reveals about touring and streaming

I studied 10 years of Instagram posts. Here’s how social media has changed

I studied 10 years of Instagram posts. Here’s how social media has changed

No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?

No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?

why don’t humans have tails?

why don’t humans have tails?

Intense heatwaves directly threaten crops and native species. Here’s what we can do

Intense heatwaves directly threaten crops and native species. Here’s what we can do

Self-driving cars are poorly prepared for high-risk road situations – here’s how AI can improve them

Self-driving cars are poorly prepared for high-risk road situations – here’s how AI can improve them

What causes depression? What we know, don’t know and suspect

What causes depression? What we know, don’t know and suspect

What detox really means, and why most detox diets miss the point

What detox really means, and why most detox diets miss the point

My kids (and I) hate sandwiches, what can I pack for lunch instead?

My kids (and I) hate sandwiches, what can I pack for lunch instead?

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub

The brilliant and bizarre ways birds use their sense of smell – from natural cologne to pest control

The brilliant and bizarre ways birds use their sense of smell – from natural cologne to pest control

Nearly every state in the US has dyslexia laws – but our research shows limited change for struggling readers

Nearly every state in the US has dyslexia laws – but our research shows limited change for struggling readers

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America’s toughest neighborhoods

How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America’s toughest neighborhoods

Addiction affects your brain as well as your body – that’s why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery

Addiction affects your brain as well as your body – that’s why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery