If life exists on Jupiter’s moon Europa, scientists might soon be able to detect it

An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.

Lucinda King, Space Projects Manager & Mission Design Lead, University of Portsmouth • conversation
April 5, 2024 • ~7 min

AI may develop a huge carbon footprint, but it could also be a critical ally in the fight against climate change

AI needs careful monitoring and the right policies to ensure it can benefit the fight against climate change.

Alina Vaduva, Director of the Business Advice Centre for Post Graduate Students at UEL, Ambassador of the Centre for Innovation, Management and Enterprise, University of East London • conversation
April 4, 2024 • ~6 min

Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared

The big question: Would climate engineering like sending reflective particles into the stratosphere or brightening clouds help reduce the national security risks of climate change or make them worse?

Tyler Felgenhauer, Research Scientist in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University • conversation
April 4, 2024 • ~9 min

Why we need to rethink what we know about dust

New research reveals our understanding of dust’s role in the environment is far from settled.

Adrian Chappell, Professor in Climate Change Impacts, Cardiff University • conversation
April 2, 2024 • ~6 min

The total solar eclipse in North America could help shed light on a persistent puzzle about the Sun

The eclipse will allow scientists to get rare measurements of the Sun’s atmosphere.

Huw Morgan, Reader in Physical Sciences, Aberystwyth University • conversation
March 27, 2024 • ~7 min

How long before quantum computers can benefit society? That’s Google’s US$5 million question

Quantum computing has huge promise from a technical perspective, but the practical benefits are less clear.

Adam Lowe, Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Digital Technologies, Aston University • conversation
March 26, 2024 • ~7 min

Stellar murder: when stars destroy and eat their own planets

There are several ways in which stars can destroy and swallow their own planets.

Or Graur, Associate Professor of Astrophysics, University of Portsmouth • conversation
March 22, 2024 • ~6 min

Elon Musk’s brain implant company offers an intriguing glimpse of an internet connecting human minds

Could the technology move beyond medical applications and into wide use?

Allan McCay, Academic Fellow, University of Sydney Law School, University of Sydney • conversation
March 15, 2024 • ~7 min

The mystery of consciousness shows there may be a limit to what science alone can achieve

What if there’s no experiment to work out which theory of consciousness is correct?

Philip Goff, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Durham University • conversation
March 15, 2024 • ~7 min

The ‘average’ revolutionized scientific research, but overreliance on it has led to discrimination and injury

The average might come in handy for certain data analyses, but is any one person really ‘average’?

Zachary del Rosario, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Olin College of Engineering • conversation
March 1, 2024 • ~9 min

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