Tag: lifeandnews
How myths and tabloids feed on anomalies in science
By Michael J. I. Brown, Monash University
UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH: What do we actually mean by research and how does it help inform our understanding of...
Supplies of rare earth materials are still far from secure
By Raimund Bleischwitz, University College London
Materials essential for technology products such as electric vehicles, wind turbines or hard disks, known as rare earth elements,...
How trade agreements are locking in a broken patent system
By Hazel Moir, Australian National University
Ten years on from the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement, Australia is entering another round of negotiations towards the new...
Will the true voice on climate change please stand up?
By Toby Miller, Cardiff University
Who should political leaders follow when it comes to climate change: environmental scientists, powerful corporations, or a million marchers? Sometimes...
Could crowd-sourced policing turn us into vigilantes – or bedroom super...
By David S. Wall, Durham University
An increasingly popular weekend pastime among fans of Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, Inspector Morse and others, are murder mystery...
New iPads, no surprises: Apple may struggle in competitive tablet market
By Barry Avery, Kingston University
Compared to the Apple keynote that launched the iPhone 6/6+ and Apple Watch, the follow up iPad event was always...
Who owns the moon?
By Saskia Vermeylen, Lancaster University
Whether you’re into mining, energy or tourism, there are lots of reasons to explore space. Some “pioneers” even believe humanity’s...
Karma may have a role to play in career progression, but...
By Dulini Fernando, University of Warwick and Laurie Cohen, University of Nottingham
For those who might have missed it, this was Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
