By Ben Rider-Stokes, Post Doctoral Researcher in Achondrite Meteorites, The Open University
China is attempting to recover the first ever soil and rock samples from the lunar far side. The surface mission, Chang’e 6, named after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang’e, is a predecessor to the successful sample return mission, Chang’e 5, and a part of the Chinese lunar exploration programme.
The mission is set for launch using a long…
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By James Morrison, Associate Professor in Journalism, University of Stirling
The extreme levels of poverty endured by economically inactive people (as highlighted in the government’s own data) are a direct result of deliberate political choices to continually erode benefits.
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By Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
These four tips will help you to regain your autonomy, try new things, and avoid getting stuck in an algorithmic loop.
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By Adam Taylor, Professor and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University
In a recent Instagram post, the actor Jameela Jamil revealed she has poor bone density, despite only being in her 30s. Jamil blamed this finding on 20 years of dieting – urging her followers to be aware of the harms diet culture can do to your health.
Bone density is important for many reasons, primarily because it acts as a reservoir for many of the important minerals our bones need to function well. Many factors can affect your bone density – and as Jamil has pointed out, diet is one component that has a significant effect on bone health.
Bone is a living…
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By Bernardino D'Amico, Associate Professor, School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University
A hemp renaissance could transform the construction industry – this fast-growing crop sequesters or stores carbon and has multiple environmental benefits and practical applications.
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By Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School
Electric power generation in the U.S. is shifting rapidly away from fossil fuels toward cleaner and lower-carbon sources. State clean energy targets and dramatic declines in the cost of renewable electricity are the most important reasons.
But fossil fuel plants still generate 60% of the U.S. electricity supply, producing air, water and land pollutants and greenhouse gases in…
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By Jamey Jacob, Executive Director, Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education, Oklahoma State University
These electric aircraft take off and land vertically so they don’t need runways. And they promise a quieter, more accessible and less polluting form of short-distance air travel than helicopters.
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By Naomi S. Baron, Professor Emerita of Linguistics, American University
“Pat the Bunny,” the 1940 classic touch-and-feel book, is still in print – a testament to the value of touch in introducing infants and toddlers to the world of reading. Later, when children reach school age, a common technique for teaching the alphabet is using hands-on manipulation, such as forming letters out of clay.
But as these students get older, the role of touch diminishes – to the students’ detriment. Today’s reading assignments are…
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By Suzanne OConnell, Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
Alton C. Byers, Senior Research Associate, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder
Mountain tourism brings revenues to Nepal but leaves a mess behind. Local and international groups are offering new cleanup strategies.
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By Stephen Wooding, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Heritage Studies, University of California, Merced
Cassava’s many assets would seem to make it the ideal crop, except for one drawback: It’s highly poisonous. Human ingenuity has made cassava edible for millennia.
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