Where does black fall on the color spectrum? A color scientist explains

By Michael J. Murdoch, Rochester Institute of Technology, The Conversation Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d...

Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Here’s what we know so far

By Jonti Horner, University of Southern Queensland, The Conversation On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid...

One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’

By Chris Impey, University of Arizona; The Conversation A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting...

Biden helped bring science out of the lab and into the community − emphasizing research focused on solutions

By Arthur Daemmrich, Arizona State University; The Conversation President Joe Biden was inaugurated in January 2021 amid a devastating pandemic, with over 24 million COVID-19 cases...

Humans will soon be able to mine on the Moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider

By Evie Kendal, Swinburne University of Technology; Alan Duffy, Swinburne University of Technology; The Conversation By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well...

In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like real Polynesian explorers − an astronomer explains how these methods work

By Christopher Palma, Penn State; The Conversation If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island, also known as...

The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought − a new study shines light on its history

By Francis Nimmo, University of California, Santa Cruz; The Conversation A physicist, a chemist and a mathematician walk into a bar. It sounds like the start...

Adults grow new brain cells – and these neurons are key to learning by listening

By Aswathy Ammothumkandy, University of Southern California; Charles Liu, University of Southern California; Michael A. Bonaguidi, University of Southern California; The Conversation Your brain can still make...

What we can and (still) can’t predict about earthquakes

Why timekeeping is now on the verge of a giant leap forward in accuracy

By Vittorio Aita, King’s College London; The Conversation Time is vital to the functioning of our everyday lives: from the watches on our wrists to the...