Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren’t the most expensive materials used in science
After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed…
Throwback to early internet days could fix social media’s crisis of legitimacy
In the 2018 documentary “The Cleaners,” a young man in Manila, Philippines, explains his work…
Are ghosts real? A social psychologist examines the evidence
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…
2 biggest threats to wombats revealed in new data gathered by citizen scientists
Launched in 2015, WomSAT (Wombat Survey and Analysis Tool) is a citizen science project and…
How antidepressants, ketamine and psychedelic drugs may make brains more flexible – new research
The first-line pharmacological treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) are antidepressant drugs known as selective…
How much time do kids spend on devices – playing games, watching videos, texting and using the phone?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…
Biological sex is far from binary − this college course examines the science of sex diversity in people, fungi and across the animal kingdom
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.…
A layered lake is a little like Earth’s early oceans − and lets researchers explore how oxygen built up in our atmosphere billions of years ago
Little Deming Lake doesn’t get much notice from visitors to Itasca State Park in Minnesota.…
How First Nations leadership is key to getting remote communities online
There are more than 1,500 remote First Nations communities and homelands around Australia, and about…
The 23andMe data breach reveals the vulnerabilities of our interconnected data
On Oct. 6, news broke that 23andMe, the Google-owned company that collects genetic material from…