By Robert S. Levine, Distinguished University Professor of English, University of Maryland
In his private notebooks, Hawthorne didn’t have to worry about being called unconventional, depressive or mad. The result is a glimpse of his macabre mind at work.
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By Katrine L. Wallace, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois Chicago
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.
Why are people still getting polio in some countries and in not others? – Mia, age 9, Centennial, Colorado
On a busy street in Karachi, Pakistan, a healthcare worker kneels down so she’s eye to eye with…
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By Aditi Sen, Assistant Professor, History, Queen's University, Ontario
Our Halloween decors today are filled with spooky things that glow. But decades ago, that glow was often caused by toxic phosphorous.
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By Jen Kostuchuk, PhD Candidate, Sociology, University of Victoria
Anelyse Weiler, Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Victoria
Old-school masculinity provides a cultural script that eschews emotion and disregards health and safety in favour of toughness, rugged individualism. That’s changing.
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By Eva Enders, professeure d'écologie de poisson, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
Nour El Houda Bejaoui, Etudiante à la maîtrise en sciences de l’eau, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
As rivers warm, reforesting their banks could help Atlantic salmon. A new method makes it possible to identify priority areas.
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By Ali Ataya, Professor of Medicine, University of Florida
In the US, up to 900,000 people are affected by severe blood clots each year, and over 60,000 die from it annually.
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By Lesedi Senamele Matlala, Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Public Policy, Monitoring and Evaluations, University of Johannesburg
More than 345,000 grade 12 learners in South Africa qualified for university entrance in the 2025 school leaving exam – 46% of those who passed. This was the largest number yet, more than double the figure a decade earlier.
But qualifying for university and being ready for university are not the same thing.
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By Matt Clark, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Social Sciences, University of Sydney
Climate change is amplifying extreme weather conditions across southern Africa. Dry seasons are getting hotter and drier, while rains are becoming heavier and more concentrated. This means greater swings between production surplus and scarcity for rural communities that make their living from the land.
I’m a scientist…
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By Stephanie-Emmy Klarmann, Research associate, University of Johannesburg
Alexandra Schnell, Research Fellow in Comparative Psychology, University of Cambridge
Angie Elwin, Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
Neil D’Cruze, Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
A three-year study of 34 South African captive lion venues found poor welfare conditions, early separation of cubs from mothers and hours of handling by tourists.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Politicians from across the parliament paid tribute to the highly respected member for Indi, who remains in hospital following an alleged attack.
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