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An ounce of prevention: Now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are enormous
Matthew S Miller, McMaster University Bird flu poses a massive threat, and the potential for a catastrophic new…
Why doesn’t water help with spicy food? What about milk or beer?
Hello Dinny/Shutterstock Daniel Eldridge, Swinburne University of Technology Spicy foods taste spicy because they contain a family of…
Scientists can’t agree on how fast the universe is expanding – why this matters so much for our understanding of the cosmos
James Webb Space Telescope, NASA Gemma Ware, The Conversation It’s one of the biggest puzzles in cosmology. Why…
Searching for a female partner for the world’s ‘loneliest’ plant
Map from drone mission search for the Encephalartos Woodii in the Ngoye Forest in South Africa. © C-LAB,…
Is it really possible to have Alzheimer’s yet no symptoms?
Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock Michael Hornberger, University of East Anglia Some people seem to be more resilient to developing Alzheimer’s diseases,…
Friday essay: ‘an engineering and biological miracle’ – how I fell for the science, and the poetry, of the eye
Hessom Razavi, The University of Western Australia My first encounter came as a medical student. Under high magnification,…
Melissa Caddick mystery shows we need more research of a rare kind – marine forensics
A runner after five months in the sea as part of a forensics study. Paola A. Magni Paola…
How giant earthworms have transformed the Isle of Rum’s landscape
The summit of Hallival is 723m above sea level. Kevin Richard Butt, CC BY-ND Kevin Richard Butt, University…
Hydropower damages river systems in Africa: how more solar and wind power can solve this problem
Angelo Carlino, Carnegie Science; Andrea Castelletti, Polytechnic University of Milan, and Rafael Schmitt, Stanford University Across the African…
Cryptocurrencies use massive amounts of power – but eco-friendly alternatives come with their own risks
Mark Garlick/Getty Images Dulani Jayasuriya, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau As the urgency of climate change ramps…