Nasa’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity has ended its mission – its success paves the way for more flying vehicles on other planets and moons

Among the missions being planned is a huge helicopter drone to explore Saturn’s moon Titan.

Kevin Olsen, UKSA Mars Science Fellow, Department of Physics, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 29, 2024 ~7 min

Diverse teams can improve engineering outcomes − but recent affirmative action decision may hinder efforts to create diverse teams

Diverse teams can not only solve engineering problems more effectively, but the outcomes tend to be more inclusive, as a geographer and feminist scholar explains.

Lorraine Dowler, Professor of Geography and Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Penn State • conversation
Aug. 15, 2023 ~7 min


Why the super-rich may take more risks than the rest of us

If we want fewer accidents, we may want to consider how we as a society value risk-taking and safety regulations rather than blaming it on individuals.

Nigel Holt, Professor of Psychology, Aberystwyth University • conversation
June 29, 2023 ~7 min

From raising the global sea level to crushing life on the seafloor -- here's why you should care about icebergs

Icebergs don’t just pose a risk to ships – they have a profound impact on the natural world and human societies.

Lorna Linch, Principal Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Brighton • conversation
June 28, 2023 ~7 min

The Titan disaster could suggest deep sea diving is risky -- history shows that's far from the truth

The recent tragedy was an outlier; deep-diving submersibles have an outstanding safety record.

Jon Copley, Professor of Ocean Exploration and Science Communication, University of Southampton • conversation
June 28, 2023 ~8 min

New Video of the Wreck of the Titanic Released

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Feb. 16, 2023 ~5 min

Dinosaur bones became griffins, volcanic eruptions were gods fighting – geomythology looks to ancient stories for hints of scientific truth

People tell tales to explain what they see – centuries later, scientists try to map handed-down myths onto real geological events.

Timothy John Burbery, Professor of English, Marshall University • conversation
Aug. 6, 2021 ~12 min

Explorer Robert Ballard's memoir finds shipwrecks and strange life forms in the ocean's darkest reaches

Oceanographer Robert D. Ballard, who is best known for finding the wreck of Titanic, has written a memoir recounting his biggest discoveries and calling for more ocean exploration.

Suzanne OConnell, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University • conversation
June 22, 2021 ~10 min


The four most promising worlds for alien life in the solar system

The clouds of Venus may harbour alien life. But where else?

Gareth Dorrian, Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
Sept. 18, 2020 ~7 min

Titanic salvage: recovering the ship's radio could signal a disaster for underwater cultural heritage

A recent ruling allowing a new expedition to the Titanic wreck gives the go ahead to commercial exploitation.

Fraser Sturt, Professor of Archaeology, University of Southampton • conversation
June 9, 2020 ~7 min

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