by Olga Lazareva, Drake University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Can a monkey, a pigeon or a fish reason like a person? It’s a question…
by André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When most people hear the word uranium, they think of mushroom clouds,…
by James Foulds, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Phil Feldman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Shimei Pan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, [This article first appeared in The Conversation,…
by Daniel S. Schiff, Purdue University; Arne Bewersdorff, Technical University of Munich, and Marie Hornberger, Technical University of Munich, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It…
by Dylan Thomas Doyle, University of Colorado Boulder and Jed R. Brubaker, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] From family photos in…
by Jeremiah Bartz, University of North Dakota, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A shard of smooth bone etched with irregular marks dating back 20,000 years…
by Hysell V. Oviedo, Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Some of the most complex cognitive functions are possible because different…
by J.B. Ruhl, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Getting federal approval for permits to build bridges, wind farms, highways and other major infrastructure…
by Daniel Apai, University of Arizona, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and…
by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over the past several days, NASA’s ambitious space exploration plans have experienced major setbacks….