After the Baltimore bridge collapse, we need clear-eyed assessments of the risks to key infrastructure

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge is already affecting global supply chains.

Marios Chryssanthopoulos, Professor of Structural Systems, University of Surrey • conversation
March 28, 2024 • ~7 min

Baltimore Key Bridge: how a domino effect brought it down in seconds

We’ll need to learn the lessons from this disaster.

Mohamed Shaheen, Lecturer in Structural Engineering, Loughborough University • conversation
March 28, 2024 • ~5 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

Demand for computer chips fuelled by AI could reshape global politics and security

The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.

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
March 4, 2024 • ~8 min

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

Privatised Moon landings: the two US missions set to open a new era of commercial lunar exploration

The Peregrine and Nova-C landers are due to carry out valuable science at two diverse lunar locations.

Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Jan. 2, 2024 • ~8 min

Earthrise: historian uncovers the true origins of the 'image of the century’

Borman’s professionalism helped the risky Apollo 8 mission become a success.

Robert Poole, Professor of History, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
Nov. 17, 2023 • ~8 min

Humans got to America 7,000 years earlier than thought, new research confirms

The early settlement of the Americas is hugely contested area of archaeology.

Sally Christine Reynolds, Associate Professor in Hominin Palaeoecology, Bournemouth University • conversation
Oct. 5, 2023 • ~7 min

Returning to the Moon can benefit commercial, military and political sectors – a space policy expert explains

While a return to the Moon will allow the U.S. to collaborate with other nations interested in space, this endeavor is also complicated by geopolitical tensions.

Mariel Borowitz, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
July 18, 2023 • ~9 min

The microchip industry would implode if China invaded Taiwan, and it would affect everyone

The disruption of Taiwan’s chip industry would affect everyone.

Robyn Klingler-Vidra, Associate Dean, Global Engagement | Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, King's College London • conversation
June 9, 2023 • ~8 min

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