What’s so special about Ukraine’s minerals? A geologist explains

The US has many of the same minerals Ukraine does – but prefers to import them.

Munira Raji, Research Fellow of Geology, University of Plymouth • conversation
March 10, 2025 • ~8 min

5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19

Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.

Gravity Goldberg, Visiting Assistant Professor in Education Studies, Wesleyan University • conversation
March 10, 2025 • ~10 min

5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since the COVID-19

Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.

Gravity Goldberg, Visiting Assistant Professor in Education Studies, Wesleyan University • conversation
March 10, 2025 • ~10 min

For narcissistic people, the gap between perception and reality may go far deeper than we thought

Narcissism may be more than a misguided belief about how important you are - it could distort your perception in other ways.

Ava Green, Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, City St George's, University of London • conversation
March 7, 2025 • ~8 min

Ditches and canals are a big, yet overlooked, source of greenhouse gas emissions – new study

The global length of ditches is unknown, but these unassuming bodies of water play a significant role in the global climate crisis.

Mike Peacock, Lecturer in Biogeochemical Cycles, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool • conversation
March 7, 2025 • ~7 min

New research shows bigger animals get more cancer, defying decades-old belief

Evolution walks a tightrope between body size and cancer prevalence

George Butler, Career Development Fellow in Cancer Evolution, UCL • conversation
March 6, 2025 • ~7 min

Methane emissions are turbocharging climate change – these quick fixes could slow it down

Cover landfills and manure tanks and shrink dairy herds, for a start.

Euan Nisbet, Professor of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
March 5, 2025 • ~8 min

How sand mining is eroding rivers, livelihoods and cultures

Sand mining destabilises riverbeds and affects local communities but new hi-tech surveillance can improve the monitoring of extraction and help protect these people.

Julian Leyland, Professor of Physical Geography, University of Southampton • conversation
March 5, 2025 • ~9 min

Why some animals defy the odds to thrive in urban areas

The animals that are living it up in the city.

Becky Thomas, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
March 5, 2025 • ~6 min

Grow Your Vocabulary by Learning Root Words
VOA Learning English • voa
March 4, 2025 • ~6 min

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