How climate change is making California’s epic drought worse
Catherine Gautier, University of California, Santa Barbara
This article is part of The Conversation’s series on drought. You can read the rest of the series...
How modern crops can ensure food security in a heatwave
Nigel Paul, Lancaster University
India’s heatwave again highlights just how seriously extreme weather conditions threaten our ability to put sufficient nutritious food on all our...
Two steps forward, one step back: how World War II changed how we do...
James Bradley, University of Melbourne
It’s easy, in retrospect, to portray World War II as a major turning point in the history of medical ethics....
Think indoor tanning is a safer alternative to sitting in the sun? Think again
Diana Bowman, University of Michigan
June 21 marks the official start of summer, signaling months of long days spent in the sun, vacations to warm...
To excel in youth sports, kids need couch time
Adam Naylor, Boston University
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the...
Beliefs about innate talent may dissuade students from STEM
David Miller, Northwestern University
“It’s OK – not everyone can do difficult math.”
Believing such messages may deter both boys and girls from later majoring in...
Drunken monkeys? Only humans really don’t know when they’ve had enough
Robert John Young, University of Salford
Some wild west African chimpanzees are teetotallers, whereas others are frequent drinkers given the opportunity – consuming the equivalent...
Tiny beads, big problem, easy fix: why scientific evidence supports a ban on microbeads
Chelsea Rochman, University of California, Davis and Sara Kross, University of California, Davis
Every day, millions of people around the world wash their skin and...
