Google Maps Acknowledgment: I’d like to thank my colleague Tony Yeates, who originated the view of the Deniliquin multi-ring structure as an impact structure –...
The House subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs met in July 2023 to discuss affairs so foreign that they may not even be...
The word swarm often carries negative connotations – think biblical plagues of locusts or high streets full of last-minute shoppers during the Christmas rush. However, swarming...
Bush rat eating a beetle. Larney Grenfell/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC Humans have trained domestic animals for thousands of years, to help with farming, transport, or hunting. But...
Researchers often think how and when their results will be published. However, many research projects don’t see the light until decades (or even centuries) later, if...
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....
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