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Meet the mosquito terminator – a spider that likes us and eats our enemies
Source: The Conversation – UK Mosquito terminators are a type of jumping spider. Fiona Cross, CC BY-NC-ND As a child, the mere glimpse of a spider used to send me...
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Thoreau the scientist – how environmental research informed ‘Walden’ and later works
Source: The Conversation – USA [2] Henry David Thoreau investigated the Sudbury River as America's first river scientist. Robert M. Thorson The steam locomotive chugged its way toward Cambridge, Massachusetts,...
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Why do heights make your feet feel strange?
Source: The Conversation – UK Anton Gvozdikov/Shutterstock.com I wouldn’t say that I’m afraid of heights. I can stand on a cliff path or look out from a tall building without...
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The ocean is fighting climate change and we’re trying to help it – here’s how
Source: The Conversation – UK Diliana Nikolova / shutterstock We replaced the stove with plywood, turning the kitchen of the dive boat into an impromptu research lab. Plugging in wires...
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Teens aren’t as disengaged as you may think: What adults get wrong about adolescents’ civic contributions
Source: The Conversation – USA [2] Teens contribute in ways that go far beyond organized volunteering. Maskot/DigitalVision via Getty Images A teenager scrolls through their phone at the dinner table,...
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Black, Hispanic, female and low-income elementary students are less likely to be identified with autism
Source: The Conversation – USA (2) [3] Understanding whether different groups of kids are more likely to be identified as having autism can help ensure that all students have equal...
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A bird flu vaccine for humans is being trialled – here’s how it works
Source: The Conversation – UK SvetikovaV/ Shutterstock The first ever avian influenza vaccine recently started trials in the UK. This marks a milestone in the prevention of bird flu infections...
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Birds of prey in South Africa are in trouble – a study analyses data from 16 years of road counts
Source: The Conversation – Africa [4] Birds of prey and vultures (raptors) play a vital role in ecosystems, both as top predators and key scavengers. However, compared to many other...
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Conspiracy theorists are building AI interfaces to the Epstein files – and presenting their views as data analysis
Source: The Conversation – USA [2] Redacted documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files can fuel conspiracy thinking. Brendan Smialowski via Getty Images Jeffrey Epstein’s death on Aug. 10, 2019, sparked...
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Teens aren’t as disengaged as you may think: What adults get wrong about adolescents’ civic contributions
Source: The Conversation – USA (2) [3] Teens contribute in ways that go far beyond organized volunteering. Maskot/DigitalVision via Getty Images A teenager scrolls through their phone at the dinner...