Tag: science
Can science be both open and secure? Nations grapple with tightening...
Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University
Amid heightened tensions between the United States and China, the two countries signed...
Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought − unbound by...
Allan Albig, Boise State University
Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably...
National parks teach students about environmental issues in this course
Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation...
3 ways to use the solar eclipse to brighten your child’s...
David J. Purpura, Purdue University; Lauren Westerberg, Purdue University, and Sona Kumar, Purdue University
When the Moon passes between...
Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme...
Ben Kravitz, Indiana University and Tyler Felgenhauer, Duke University
The historic Paris climate agreement started a mantra from developing...
I wrote a play for children about integrating the arts into...
Rob Roznowski, Michigan State University
Often, science and art are described as starkly different things. That narrative can start...
When authoritative sources hold onto bad data: A legal scholar explains...
Janet Freilich, Fordham University
In 2004, Hwang Woo-suk was celebrated for his breakthrough discovery creating cloned human embryos, and...
Seeing what the naked eye can’t − 4 essential reads on...
The microscope is an iconic symbol of the life sciences – and for good reason. From the discovery of the existence of cells to...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
