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...
Meat vs veg: how does a vegetarian diet stack up?
By Surinder Baines, University of Newcastle
Ethical and environmental considerations are often the prompt for adopting a meat-free diet. But better health may also push...
New take on game theory offers clues on why we cooperate
By Alexander J Stewart, University of Pennsylvania
Why do people cooperate? This isn’t a question anyone seriously asks. The answer is obvious: we cooperate because...
