Genius or charlatan? The strange tale of a 19th-century polymath who left a trail of controversy across colonial Australia
About 20 minutes’ drive north of Geraldton, on Australia’s west coast, lies a hill named…
How the humble fruit fly transformed 4 fields of research
The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent…
Seven advances in technology that we’re likely to see in 2025
In the grand scheme of things, 45 years is not a long time. Back in…
Marketing for cybersecurity products often leaves consumers less secure
You have likely seen multiple ads for products and services designed to make you more…
Swedish academics suffer widespread threat and harassment – most of it from their own colleagues and students
Last week, Ally Louks (now Dr. Louks), an academic at the University of Cambridge, posted…
The patron saint of the internet who shaped knowledge for generations
In a world where information flows freely, it’s easy to forget that, for centuries, knowledge…
We’ve found an answer to the puzzle of how the largest galaxies formed
It is as humbling as it is motivating to think about how much we still…
Polluting shipwrecks are the ticking time-bomb at the bottom of our oceans
At the bottom of the oceans and seas lie more than 8,500 shipwrecks from two…
Writing long reads for The Conversation can be ‘instrumental’ in developing research – Insights story updates
Each story for Insights, The Conversation’s longform investigative series, typically takes months to produce, building…
Why time slows down in altered states of consciousness
We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different situations. For…