With Christmas just a month away, the good news is that COVID cases in the UK have been falling, and are now at the lowest we’ve...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How...
It’s late November, which means the holiday sales period has well and truly begun. If you haven’t already seen your spending go up, the possibility is...
Kevin Noble/Unsplash, CC BY It’s been three weeks since my partner and I lost our beloved 14.5-year-old dog, Kivi Tarro. It’s impossible to describe what Kivi...
Thanksgiving doesn’t ring in the ear for months on end, unlike another holiday that lies just ahead. Yet readers may remember a couple of hymns that...
How many galaxies are there beyond the Milky Way? – Rosella, aged 15, Hong Kong A galaxy is a massive collection of gas, dust and billions...
Brenna Huff/Unsplash It’s been a long day. Your partner messages you: “let’s just order in, I don’t feel like cooking”. With a sense of relief, you...
When an infant cries, parents frequently wonder whether they should soothe the baby or let the baby calm itself down. If they respond to every sob,...
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Are you a morning or evening person? Studies show we have strong differences in when we feel most creative and do our best work during the...