Browsing Tag
the conversation
1075 posts
5 lessons from ancient civilizations for keeping homes cool in hot, dry climates
Aghazadeh Mansion, a national historic site in Iran, was built with elaborate wind towers and other natural cooling…
2 solar probes are helping researchers understand what phenomenon powers the solar wind
This artist’s rendition shows NASA’s Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA via AP Yeimy…
5.5 million years ago the Mediterranean dried out, with sobering lessons for humanity today – new research
Long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus). Vojce/Shutterstock Daniel García-Castellanos, Instituto de Geociencias de Barcelona (Geo3Bcn – CSIC) and Konstantina Agiadi,…
Four breakthroughs that are changing our understanding of dreams
Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock Anthony Bloxham, Nottingham Trent University People have pondered whether dreams have a purpose throughout human history.…
Seismic echoes reveal a mysterious ‘donut’ inside Earth’s core
Rost9 / Shutterstock Hrvoje Tkalčić, Australian National University About 2,890 kilometres beneath our feet lies a gigantic ball…
Aluminium foil that can clean water: we’ve developed a coating which attracts and traps dangerous microbes
John Fredricks/NurPhoto Taufiq Ihsan, Universitas Andalas More than 2 billion people around the world do not have access…
As human population grows, people and wildlife will share more living spaces around the world
Neil Carter, University of Michigan and Deqiang Ma, University of Michigan Human-wildlife overlap is projected to increase across…
Squid have tiny teeth in their suckers – scientists could use their unique properties to make self-healing materials
An electron-microscopy image of the teeth inside a squid sucker. Abdon Pena-Francesch Abdon Pena-Francesch, University of Michigan When…
Space missions are getting more complex – lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit
As companies develop satellite constellations as shown in this illustration, they’ll need to repair satellites in orbit. NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P.…
Will tornadoes and waterspouts thrive as Earth heats up?
A tornado near Minden, Iowa on April 26, 2024. Jonah Lange/Shutterstock Jack Marley, The Conversation Unusually warm waters…