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The Conversation UKby Noelia Noël, Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Surrey2d ago
The 2026 Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen for his discovery of high energy neutrino particles from space.
The Conversation UKby Emma L. Davies, PhD Researcher in English Literature, University of Bristol2d ago
In 2020, Taylor Swift told us she read Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, the 1938 bestseller about a young bride haunted by the memory of her husband’s glamorous first wife.
The Conversation UKby Vikram Niranjan, Associate Professor in Public Health at University of Limerick, University of Limerick2d ago
Teeth are an unlikely place to start when judging a health system, but they can be one of the most revealing. Oral health tells a surprisingly big story.
The Conversation UKby Sarah Wall, Senior Lecturer in Education, Anglia Ruskin University2d ago
The issue of children missing school in England remains an urgent problem. New data shows that in the 2024-25 academic year, 18% of pupils were persistently absent, meaning that they missed 10% of...
The Conversation UKby Katie Jones, Colorectal clinical fellow at LUHFT PhD student at Centre for Women’s Health Research, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool3d ago
Treatment for endometriosis can bring relief, but some women continue to have pelvic pain even after hormone treatment or surgery.
The Conversation UKby Jenni Ramone, Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures, Nottingham Trent University3d ago
A partita is a musical composition, often for a soloist. As Livia, the protagonist of Barbara Kingsolver’s new book, explains to Sigurd, as they begin an all-consuming romance, it’s “made up of a...
The Conversation UKby Sung-Hee Lee, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy, University of Derby3d ago
Since Labour won the 2024 general election, policy focused on children in the early years – from birth to school age – and their parents has moved sharply up the political agenda.
The Conversation UKby Adam Hart, Professor of Conservation Ecology, University of Gloucestershire3d ago
Moving large animals around is a seductive idea in conservation. If there are plenty of animals in one place and too few in another, moving some between the two seems an obvious solution.
The Conversation UKby Steven Allain, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Anglia Ruskin University3d ago
The Surinam toad is one of the strangest frogs on Earth. Flat-bodied, tiny-eyed and adapted to the murky waters of the Amazon basin, it hunts well despite having very poor vision.
The Conversation UKby Liam Lewis, Lecturer in Medieval Literature, Cardiff University3d ago
Try to imagine medieval England. You might picture knights, castles and battles. But what about bears?
The Conversation UKby Robert Lucas, Professor, Neuroscience, University of Manchester3d ago
Scientists who worked out how to control brain cells with light have won this year’s Nobel prize in physiology or medicine.
The Conversation UKby Julie Dayot, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Exeter3d ago
More than half of the Ecuadorian Amazon has been marked for oil drilling, overlapping with Indigenous territories and areas of high biodiversity.
The Conversation UKby Steve Greenfield, Professor of Sports Law and Practice, University of Westminster3d ago
Andy Burnham, Everton fan and prime minister, has declared the ban on drinking pitch-side at football games to be discriminatory given that fans of other sports, even in the same ground, could...
The Conversation UKby Amy C. Chambers, Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University3d ago
The transformation of the human body has been a recurring concern of science fiction for more than 200 years.
The Conversation UKby Vladyslav Havrylov, Research Consultant at the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, King's College London3d ago
A year or so after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the city of Murmansk in Russia’s Arctic north-west marked its annual regional day with a celebration for children.
The Conversation UKby Hui-Ying Kerr, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Communication and Promotion, Nottingham Trent University3d ago
In China, young people are encountering myriad challenges, from societal pressures around success to existing in a highly surveilled society, that have made them turn to the internet in search of a...
The Conversation UKby Rosie McGuire, Research Associate (NIHR MHR Fellowship), Department of Psychology, University of Bath3d ago
Care leavers in England aged 18-24 are dying at three times the rate of their peers, according to a recent report.
The Conversation UKby Adrián Carballo Casla, Postdoctoral Researcher in Geriatric Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet3d ago
When it comes to healthy ageing, the overall quality of a person’s diet matters more than eating any one “superfood” or nutrient.
The Conversation UKby Colin Davidson, Professor of Neuropharmacology, University of Lancashire3d ago
A sedative developed for cats and dogs is turning up in Scotland’s illicit drug supply. Medetomidine has been found in a fifth of heroin samples in Scotland, and there is no proven antidote if...
The Conversation UKby Jay Silverstein, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry and Forensics, Nottingham Trent University6d ago
A growing body of research is generating renewed interest in potential hidden spaces beyond the decorated walls of Tutankhamun’s burial chamber in Egypt.
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