Author: The Conversation

In the worst of America’s Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks

In the worst of America’s Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks

Lighting a fire using friction requires an understanding of some physics principles − but there are ways to make the process easier

Lighting a fire using friction requires an understanding of some physics principles − but there are ways to make the process easier

New techniques craft flavorful brews without the buzz

New techniques craft flavorful brews without the buzz

Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America’s downtowns − and now they’re fleeing back to suburbia

Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America’s downtowns − and now they’re fleeing back to suburbia

Growth of autocracies will expand Chinese global influence via Belt and Road Initiative as it enters second decade

Growth of autocracies will expand Chinese global influence via Belt and Road Initiative as it enters second decade

Sandra Day O’Connor saw civics education as key to the future of democracy

Sandra Day O’Connor saw civics education as key to the future of democracy

Why federal efforts to protect schools from cybersecurity threats fall short

Why federal efforts to protect schools from cybersecurity threats fall short

More vulnerable people live in Philadelphia neighborhoods that are less green and get hotter

More vulnerable people live in Philadelphia neighborhoods that are less green and get hotter

Paying people to replant tropical forests − and letting them harvest the timber − can pay off for climate, justice and environment

Paying people to replant tropical forests − and letting them harvest the timber − can pay off for climate, justice and environment

Could UPS and FedEx get holiday packages to their destinations faster? This research suggests yes

Could UPS and FedEx get holiday packages to their destinations faster? This research suggests yes

What’s the point of giving gifts? An anthropologist explains this ancient part of being human

What’s the point of giving gifts? An anthropologist explains this ancient part of being human

Every name tells a story

Every name tells a story

Real or artificial? A forestry scientist explains how to choose the most sustainable Christmas tree, no matter what it’s made of

Real or artificial? A forestry scientist explains how to choose the most sustainable Christmas tree, no matter what it’s made of

How a thumb-sized climate migrant with a giant crab claw is disrupting the Northeast’s Great Marsh ecosystem

How a thumb-sized climate migrant with a giant crab claw is disrupting the Northeast’s Great Marsh ecosystem

‘Inert’ ingredients in pesticides may be more toxic to bees than scientists thought

‘Inert’ ingredients in pesticides may be more toxic to bees than scientists thought

New England stone walls lie at the intersection of history, archaeology, ecology and geoscience, and deserve a science of their own

New England stone walls lie at the intersection of history, archaeology, ecology and geoscience, and deserve a science of their own

Book explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college admissions

Book explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college admissions

Don’t applaud the COP28 climate summit’s loss and damage fund deal just yet – here’s what’s missing

Don’t applaud the COP28 climate summit’s loss and damage fund deal just yet – here’s what’s missing