Canary in the Gold King Mine: legacy of abandoned mines means more spills
Ronald R H Cohen, Colorado School of Mines
You are gazing over the clear stream, thinking of fishing the crystal waters in the Rockies. The...
Forget Freud, research on dream imagery may help us understand consciousness
Uma Shahani, Glasgow Caledonian University
Rapid eye movements (REMs) during sleep may contribute to the visual part of our dreams by acting as a switch...
Hard Evidence: how has the sharing economy changed job security?
Hard Evidence: how has the sharing economy changed job security?
Ian Brinkley, Lancaster University
There has been a great deal of attention given to the development...
From Smokey Bear to climate change: the future of wildland fire management
John Bailey, Oregon State University
Current conditions in the West demonstrate that our US fire management system is struggling and approaching a state of crisis....
The biggest infectious disease threat we face isn’t Ebola…
The biggest infectious disease threat we face isn't Ebola – it's our short attention span
Bruce Ribner, Emory University
A year ago, I received a phone...
Temporary ban on fishing reflects how fragile Arctic ecosystem is
Rashid Sumaila, University of British Columbia
As climate change melts the ice in the Arctic, areas that had previously been closed in the Arctic...
Night sky puts on a meteor shower to celebrate Rosetta’s closest approach to the...
Monica Grady, The Open University
A firework display is often the finale of a celebratory event, something that many people can experience and enjoy at...
Cheap milk is a global phenomenon – so don’t blame the supermarkets
John Lingard, Newcastle University
British dairy farmers are once again protesting over the low prices on offer for their milk. They worry that too many...
