Author: The Conversation

What makes a city beautiful? Here’s what ratings of thousands of urban landscapes reveal

What makes a city beautiful? Here’s what ratings of thousands of urban landscapes reveal

Picky eating starts in the womb – a nutritional neuroscientist explains how to expand your child’s palate

Picky eating starts in the womb – a nutritional neuroscientist explains how to expand your child’s palate

The healing power of poisonous plants

The healing power of poisonous plants

Animals’ perception of time is linked to the pace of their life – new study

Animals’ perception of time is linked to the pace of their life – new study

Individual donors provide only a small slice of university research funding – but Jeffrey Epstein’s ties with academics show why screening matters

Individual donors provide only a small slice of university research funding – but Jeffrey Epstein’s ties with academics show why screening matters

Colorado has high levels of radon, which can cause lung cancer – here’s how to lower your risk

Colorado has high levels of radon, which can cause lung cancer – here’s how to lower your risk

Trump administration axed nutrition education program that saved more money than it cost, even as government encourages healthier eating

Trump administration axed nutrition education program that saved more money than it cost, even as government encourages healthier eating

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