by Aidan Burn, Tufts University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded in our…
by Abdul Salam, Purdue University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Water is the most essential resource for life, for both humans and the crops we…
By Chris Impey, University of Arizona [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Astronomers now routinely discover planets orbiting stars outside of the solar system – they’re…
By Jonathan Day, University of Florida [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s rare to attend an outdoor party in warm weather without hearing people complain…
By Ashley Maynard, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is an aquatic salamander renowned for its…
By Jack Burns, University of Colorado Boulder [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] NASA’s Artemis 1 mission is poised to take a key step toward returning…
By Gareth Dorrian, University of Birmingham [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A launch window – the period during which a rocket must be launched to…
By Richard Johnson, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Scientific studies and media coverage are rife with warnings on how…
By Keith M. Bellizzi, University of Connecticut [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Facts First” is the tagline of a CNN branding campaign which contends that…
By Asaf Mazar, University of Pennsylvania and Wendy Wood, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you’re like…