50 years ago, the Rolling Stones’ first US hit evinced the band’s eclectic style
By John Covach, University of Rochester
In the first weeks of 1964, the Beatles’ “I Want To Hold Your Hand” raced up the US charts,...
The effect Mr Spock had on me
By Temple Grandin, Colorado State University
Editor’s Note: Temple Grandin, Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University and an advocate for people with autism,...
Classrooms with mixed ethnicity can help boost tolerance of immigrants
By Germ Janmaat, UCL Institute of Education
As Western societies have become more diverse due to immigration and cross-border mobility, the question of how welcoming...
The story of … the top hat
By Alice Payne, Queensland University of Technology
If you had to tell the story of one item or phenomenon in fashion, what would it be?...
Mantis shrimp have the world’s best eyes – but why?
By Amanda M Franklin, Tufts University
As humans, we experience an amazing world of colour, but what can other animals see? Some see much...
How small birds evolved from giant meat eating dinosaurs
By Mike Lee and Gareth Dyke, University of Southampton
Spectacular transitional fossils, many from northern China, provide overwhelming evidence that dinosaurs evolved into birds and...
Explainer: what are migraines?
By Lyn Griffiths, Griffith University
If you, or someone close to you suffers from migraine, you’ll know it is much more than your average headache...
Is college worth it? Is this even the right question?
By Josipa Roksa, University of Virginia and Richard Arum, New York University
Is a college degree worth it? Yes, on average, college graduates fare much...
