How the Tudors dealt with food waste

During the Tudor period, religious beliefs shaped people’s attitudes towards food and food waste.

Eleanor Barnett, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University • conversation
March 14, 2024 ~6 min

Hawaii's climate future: Dry regions get drier with global warming, increasing fire risk

Projections for Hawaii’s climate future are raising concerns about fire risk, ecosystems and freshwater supplies for homes and agriculture.

Kevin Hamilton, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii • conversation
Aug. 16, 2023 ~8 min


How understanding plant body clocks could help transform how food is grown

Why plants’ oscillating genes matter for humans.

Katharine Hubbard, Reader in Biological Sciences Education, University of Hull • conversation
June 6, 2023 ~8 min

Birth of a story: How new parents find meaning after childbirth hints at how they will adjust

How you tell the story of a momentous event can help you make sense of what happened. Research finds new moms’ and dads’ narratives around childbirth held clues about their transition to parenthood.

Darby Saxbe, Associate Professor of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
June 5, 2023 ~9 min

The secret world of moss, ancient ancestor of all plants and vital for the health of the planet

Take a moment to consider the natural beauty of mosses – and their history as some of the most intrepid explorers in Earth’s history.

Silvia Pressel, Senior Researcher Lead in Life Sciences, Natural History Museum • conversation
May 26, 2023 ~8 min

Tiny but tenacious: arctic-alpine plants are engineers and warning bells

Why we need to pay more attention to these minute flowers and how they survive in some of the harshest places in the world.

Sarah H. Watts, PhD researcher in plant ecology and conservation, University of Stirling • conversation
May 24, 2023 ~8 min

Thirsty tomatoes emit ultrasonic sounds – and other plants may be listening

Just because you can’t hear plants doesn’t mean they are silent.

Stuart Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Plant Biochemistry, University of Westminster • conversation
May 3, 2023 ~7 min

How science fiction predicted recent high-tech developments in chemistry

Astounding leaps forward in diagnostics, recycling and food are just a few areas of chemistry that were once considered science fiction

Mark Lorch, Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull • conversation
Dec. 29, 2022 ~8 min


Keeping 8 billion people healthy in a hotter, more crowded world -- 4 ways population and climate change put public health at risk

The human population has doubled in 48 years, and worsening climate change has left the world facing serious health risks, from infectious diseases to hunger and heat stress.

Maureen Lichtveld, Dean of the School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Nov. 10, 2022 ~9 min

8 billion people: Four ways climate change and population growth combine to threaten public health, with global consequences

The human population has doubled in 48 years, and worsening climate change has left the world facing serious health risks, from infectious diseases to hunger and heat stress.

Maureen Lichtveld, Dean of the School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Nov. 10, 2022 ~9 min

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