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At its core, life is all about play − just look at the animal kingdom
At Cambridge University Library, along with all the books, maps and manuscripts, there’s a child’s drawing that curators have titled “The Battle of the Fruit and Vegetable Soldiers.”The drawing...
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Mediterranean Sea reaches highest surface temperature ever recorded
The Mediterranean Sea reached its highest surface temperature with a daily median of 28.9 degrees Celsius on Thursday, according to Spanish researchers, topping a previous record set last month. For...
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Gaza records first polio case in 25 years as UN urges vaccinations
Gaza has recorded its first polio case in 25 years, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, after UN chief Antonio Guterres called for pauses in the Israel-Hamas war to vaccinate hundreds of...
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What is ‘model collapse’? An expert explains the rumors about an impending AI...
Artificial intelligence (AI) prophets and newsmongers are forecasting the end of the generative AI hype, with talk of an impending catastrophic “model collapse”.But how realistic are these...
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Supermoons are boring – here are 5 things in the sky worth your time
A supermoon may sound exciting, but it’s a modest coincidence. As the Moon orbits Earth, its distance from us varies from 357,000 to 407,000 kilometers. When the Moon and the Sun are in almost...
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SpaceX a week away from first private spacewalk
Four members of a SpaceX mission that will carry out the first ever private spacewalk arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of their takeoff next week.The five-day expedition, named Polaris Dawn, will be...
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Australia greenlights world's 'largest' solar hub
Australia on Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to Singapore, a project billed as the "largest solar precinct in the world".Authorities announced...
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Saving the vanishing forests of Iraq's Kurdistan
In a plant nursery in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, hundreds of pine, eucalyptus, olive and pomegranate saplings grow under awnings protecting them from the fierce summer sun.The...
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Could we use volcanoes to make electricity?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Could we use volcanoes to make electricity? –...
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A genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas...
Did you know that the bananas you eat today are not the same type as the ones people were eating a few generations ago? The banana you might have had with your breakfast today is a variety called the...
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Evolutionary biologist argues 'con artist' Trump is using creationist...
Back in 1994, anthropologist Eugenie Scott (founder of the National Center for Science Education) coined a term for a debating technique favored by creationists: the "Gish gallop." That technique,...
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Australia tackles poor Great Barrier Reef water quality
Australia on Friday launched a multi-million dollar effort to stop pesticide runoff and other water quality issues on the Great Barrier Reef, the latest effort to save the ailing natural...
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The Polaris Dawn mission to Earth’s orbit to test SpaceX’s abilities for...
SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to be historic in more ways than one. Polaris Dawn plans to not only orbit Earth higher than any astronauts have in more than 50 years but to also feature...
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China leans into using AI − even as the U.S. leads in developing it
In the competitive arena of global technology, China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence stand out – not just for their scale but for their distinct strategic approach.In 2017, the Chinese...
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'Bees starving' in disastrous year for French honey
Beekeepers across France say it has been a disastrous year for honey, with bees starving to death and production plummeting by up to 80 percent.Mickael Isambert, a beekeeper in Saint-Ours-les-Roches...
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Flawed Boeing mission to return to Earth with SpaceX: NASA
Two U.S. astronauts who arrived at the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner will have to return home with rival SpaceX, NASA said Saturday.“NASA has decided that Butch and Suni will...
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South Africa plans to ‘bomb’ mice that eat albatrosses alive
Conservationists said Saturday that they plan to bomb a remote South African island with tons of pesticide-laced pellets to kill mice that are eating albatrosses and other seabirds alive.Hordes of...
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What links aging and disease? A growing body of research says it’s a faulty...
Aging is a biological process that no one can avoid. Ideally, growing old should be a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Aging also has a darker side, however, often linked to...
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Heaviest antimatter observation yet will fine-tune numbers for dark matter...
In experiments at the Brookhaven National Lab in the US, an international team of physicists has detected the heaviest “anti-nuclei” ever seen. The tiny, short-lived objects are composed of exotic...
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Extreme weather 101: Your guide to staying prepared and informed
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here.No matter where you live, extreme weather can hit your area, causing damage to homes, power outages, and...
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