Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question youd like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How many ice ages has the Earth had, and could … [+4358 chars]
Te Pnaha Matatini study finds hands-on training prompts better reflection, deeper insights Academics in New Zealand have designed a “cardboard laundromat” to get their fellow scientists thinking abo… [+279 chars]
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question youd like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How many ice ages has the Earth had, and could … [+4358 chars]
A small international team of researchers has found that it is possible to test navigation skills in chimpanzees using virtual reality technology. In their paper published in the journal Science Adva… [+2923 chars]
Going to the moon is no joke. So said Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck, just days before the planned launch of CAPSTONE, a watershed mission for both NASA and the private space industry. The mission is imp… [+4272 chars]
Scientists using data from NASA's Curiosity rover have measured the total organic carbona key component in the molecules of lifein Martian rocks for the first time. "Total organic carbon is one of s… [+5534 chars]
Three-dimensional models of astronomical objects can be ridiculously complex. They can range from black holes that light doesn't even escape to the literal size of the universe and everything in betw… [+3664 chars]
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question youd like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How many ice ages has the Earth had, and could … [+4358 chars]
Evolutionary biology tells us that humans share a range of different traits with many other species on Earth. New research reveals that the human and octopus brain both share the same 'jumping gen… [+4371 chars]
Photos from NASAs Curiosity mission might reveal evidence of climate change on Mars that includes the drying up of a previous watery surface. The findings were released last week in a statement from… [+3796 chars]
In many Missouri backyards, a carpet of small purple or white violets is a sure sign of spring. Research from Matthew Austin, a postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington … [+1456 chars]
Gday, Dr Karl here. Dogs have been hanging around humans for at least 15,000 years. But we still havent worked out the answers to the two big questions do dogs really love us, and why do they someti… [+4001 chars]