Author: The Conversation

Climate change is easier to study when it’s presented as a game

Climate change is easier to study when it’s presented as a game

The design tricks keeping your kids hooked on games and apps – and 3 things you can do about it

The design tricks keeping your kids hooked on games and apps – and 3 things you can do about it

Ancient DNA helped us uncover the Iberian lynx’s potential secret weapon against extinction

Ancient DNA helped us uncover the Iberian lynx’s potential secret weapon against extinction

The latest proposal to save the EU’s economy aims to avoid a ‘slow agony’ – but it lacks bold ideas

The latest proposal to save the EU’s economy aims to avoid a ‘slow agony’ – but it lacks bold ideas

What are ‘rent tech’ platforms? Action on reining in these exploitative tools is long overdue

What are ‘rent tech’ platforms? Action on reining in these exploitative tools is long overdue

Sales jobs make people neurotic, but employers can protect workers’ health – just look at the construction industry

Sales jobs make people neurotic, but employers can protect workers’ health – just look at the construction industry

what we found in our study of children in the DRC

what we found in our study of children in the DRC

an honest reflection on death and the meaning of family

an honest reflection on death and the meaning of family

How ice, trees, coral and sediments help us reconstruct 2.6 million years of climate history: an introduction to paleoclimatology

How ice, trees, coral and sediments help us reconstruct 2.6 million years of climate history: an introduction to paleoclimatology

Octopuses work together with fish to hunt – and the way they share decisions is surprisingly complex

Octopuses work together with fish to hunt – and the way they share decisions is surprisingly complex

Exploding pagers and walkie-talkies are a reminder of how easily your devices can be hacked – here’s how to make sure they are safe

Exploding pagers and walkie-talkies are a reminder of how easily your devices can be hacked – here’s how to make sure they are safe

Why home insurance rates are rising so fast across the US – climate change plays a big role

Why home insurance rates are rising so fast across the US – climate change plays a big role

Why home insurance rates are rising so fast across the US – climate change plays a big role

Why US home insurance rates are rising so fast – hurricanes and wildfires play a big role, but there’s more to it

Parents with disabilities have faced discrimination for years in the US, but new rules will help ensure that child welfare systems treat them more fairly

Parents with disabilities have faced discrimination for years in the US, but new rules will help ensure that child welfare systems treat them more fairly

The internet can be toxic. But there are also online oases where mutual care flourishes

The internet can be toxic. But there are also online oases where mutual care flourishes

our new tool can show why large mammals – like the topi – are in decline

our new tool can show why large mammals – like the topi – are in decline

our model shows what happens when political opponents lose their personal connection

our model shows what happens when political opponents lose their personal connection

How can I stop using food to cope with negative emotions?

How can I stop using food to cope with negative emotions?