Climate tipping points could lock in unstoppable changes to the planet – how close are they?
The author writes that the degradation and drought in the Amazon and the instability of the Antarctic glaciers are signs that show that some climate tipping points are already approaching
The Conversation / 08 Oct, 2022
Nobel prize: Svante Pääbo’s ancient DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
Stockholm: Pääbo has been awarded the prestigious prize for having sequenced the genomes of our extinct relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans, and for the fact that these discoveries have resulted in novel insights into human evolution
The Conversation / 05 Oct, 2022
One of the worst stadium tragedies in history: an expert explains what led to the soccer stampede in Indonesia
The author says that the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and the 2010 Love Parade disaster are instances where a combination of police actions, poor communication, and poor access and egress for patrons has ended in tragedy
The Conversation / 03 Oct, 2022
A sham sentence after a secret trial for Aung San Suu Kyi’s Australian economic adviser
Australian Sean Turnell, economic adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, was sentenced to three years in prison for the supposed crime of stealing state secrets by a puppet court
The Conversation / 02 Oct, 2022
Hosting the FIFA World Cup brings benefits. But not as many as politicians claim
Are the expectations of higher tourist numbers realistic? Economists have thought about this question for some time, write Johan Fourie and Maria Santana Gallego
The Conversation / 01 Oct, 2022
3 ways these latest Iran demonstrations are different to past protests
The morality police, on 13 September, arrested Mahsa Amini saying she was wearing her hijab too loosely, she died on 16 September, after spending 3 days in a coma
The Conversation / 28 Sep, 2022
Child stars: The power and the price of cuteness
The author says that our appetite for the power of cute shows no signs of waning, so it’s important to confront the cost of child stars
The Conversation / 26 Sep, 2022
Roger Federer proved sporting greatness is about more than just winning
Devine writes that Federer and Nadal have proved that competition does not have to be cutthroat and in doing so they have done a service not just to tennis but to sport
The Conversation / 25 Sep, 2022
Gutter to gut: How antimicrobial-resistant microbes journey from environment to humans
Montreal: Globally, health problems due to antimicrobial resistance have been rising. One of the major reasons is the mobility of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs)
The Conversation / 19 Sep, 2022
Memory problems during the pandemic? It’s just your brain trying to distinguish one day from the next
St John's (Canada): While it's not really clear what exactly causes the memory glitches many of have experienced during the months of social isolation, well-established theories from cognitive psychology may be able to explain the phenomenon, writes Molly MacMillan
The Conversation / 19 Sep, 2022
A dam built in the Amazon created thousands of ‘forest islands’ but they are too small to sustain most species
The dam created one of the largest reservoirs in South America which stretches for almost 100km northwards through largely undisturbed rainforest. As this is a relatively hilly part of the Amazon basin, more than 3,500 islands formed as the
The Conversation / 18 Sep, 2022
The retirement of Roger Federer is the abdication of tennis royalty
Roger Federer announced his retirement on Thursday. When the career of a sporting celebrity concludes, the experience of watching them perform live at the stadium or on screen immediately mutates into nostalgic reflection, writes David Rowe
The Conversation / 17 Sep, 2022
