Giraffes aren’t dangerous – but they will soon be endangered
Matt Hayward
, Bangor University
An American trophy hunter has kicked off another social media furore after defending a recent giraffe kill in South Africa by...
Africa is within reach of being declared a polio free region
Charles Wiysonge
, Stellenbosch University
More than 20 years after North and South America eliminated the threat of polio, sub-Saharan Africa is finally on the brink...
In a water-scarce West of the future, who will be hit hardest?
Lauren Foster
, Colorado School of Mines
This article is part of The Conversation’s series on drought. You can read the rest of the series here.
Despite...
Even before Hiroshima, people knew the atomic bomb
Matt Lavine
, Mississippi State University
Milton Rothmar, an American army corporal stationed in Italy, got the news about the Hiroshima bombing from the Armed forces...
Alcohol guidelines ignore how people drink – that’s why they’re not heeded
Alcohol guidelines ignore how people drink – that's why they're not heeded
Melanie Lovatt, University of Sheffield
As part of the government’s strategy to cut the...
How to get more men using condoms – put the pleasure back into sex
How to get more men using condoms – put the pleasure back into sex
Mark Limmer, Lancaster University and Rachael Eastham, Lancaster University
Pleasure, excitement and...
New York state’s program to eliminate mother-to-child HIV…
New York state's program to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission could work around the world
Stephen W Nicholas, Columbia University
Last month’s announcement that Cuba is the...
Four things that you should know about the EPA Clean Power Plan
Richard Woodward, Texas A&M University
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on August 3 released the final rule of the EPA Clean Power Plan, regulations...
